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S EtuOCratic sloturnal, vebotet to 'Souttiern 3AUfgJtu, NetWs, Do(t_ ?vl *utelligenicer, ?Lterattrs, jeait, Estn ance, EgttIttaT, . We will cling to the Pilars of the Temple oft e, and if it must fan, we will Perish amidsthe W. F. DURISOE, Proprieter. EDGEFIEL . C., MAY 1, 1851. VO..-W.5 From the Daily Sun. THE VOUNTEER'S LMIENT, aITEN on TiE BArrt miELv or- cuunUDusco. Ai--" O give me back my Arab sleed. Oh! give me back my woodland home, Where the winds are fresh and free; And those with whom I used to roam, When hearts beat merrily. Oh! give me back those happy hours, Which I have whiled away; When free from care's controlling powers, And sorrow's brighting sway. Oh! give me back the friends I've lost, And beauty's magic spell; And bring again, what'er the cost, The smiles I loved so well. Oh ! give me back the early dream, Of brighter days to come, And thirstfor glory ne'er again, Shall teach my feet to roam. s Oh! give me back the cherished hope, That I was loved by one. Whose glances, like some lone bright star, Across my pathway shone. And when those gifts again are mine, And war's wild notes are o'er; SI'd ecase for Aztec maids to pine, And seek my native shore. "The Magie Circle's " magic name, Clings round my memory yet, And every will, till the last star, In hope's bright heaven shall set. My dearly loved, but long lost home! My thoughts are still with thee, Though scorched within the torrid zone, Or rocked upon the sea. H. J. M. Z'.LZTHPUL LZON; OR TIE PEDLAR'S DOG. Some years ago I traveled through a portion of Michigan. Ivent on foot, or rode, as best suited my purpose. I car. ried rich silks and jewelry, to sell to those disposed to buy. My only companion, during my journeying, was a large dog of .the Newfoundland breed. Lion wasgood natured and quiet, and there was some. thing almost human in his eyes. He at. tended to his own business, and never quarreled like curs of low degree. He would bear an insult from worthless pup pies.itl s4ilosophy ilozth.oEuna tion. And I never knew him, save on a few occasions, resent the undue liberties of puppies of larger growth. When his bile, however, was thoroughly aroused, he made such offenders a terrible warning to "evil doers." . When I traveled he trotted along by my side, and when I stopped to trade he seated himself near me, and watched all my movements with a very grave and bu. siness-like expression. It annoyed him a little, sometimes, to see my customers drag my goods from my pack, and han. die them with such freedom, which he ex pressed by a low growl, while lie followed every piece with his eyes, to see that they were not appropriated without proper compensation, and with my full consent. - He really took a strong dislike to those who were disposed to find fault with eve. rything, at my prices in particular, I be lieve he knew every article I carried, and the value I attached to them. Be this as it may, he seemed satisfied when I was, and wagged his tail when I made a good trade. Ie was an excellent watch-dog, and there was no danger of anything con fided to his care b- ing taken away. I found him very useful and companionable in my travels. Conveyances wvere so scarce and un certain, that I was often obliged to go on foot from one settlement to another. Sometimes these journeys were anything but pleasant, anid the country w'as no~w, and the state of society anything but good. Robberies wvere frequently perpetrated upon those lonely roads, and there were many, no doubt, to whom the rich stuffs I carried would be a sufficient temptation to commit murder. This idea frequently occurred to me in travelling through the wild woods of the West. But old Lion was by my side, ready to die in my de fence, and proud to share my wvanderings. I always went armed. An excellent brace of pistols-steel-barrelled, and loaded with ball-were never from my pocket, save long enough to see if they were in order, and at night, wvhen laid beneath my pillow. I felt quite safe with these and Lion, wvho was the companion of my nights as well as days He always laid himself dowvn between my feet. No con veyance could be obtained without wvai ting till the next day-which I was not inclined to do, so I set out on foot. It was near night, and I walked forward briskly. I was not long in discovering that my expedition would be by no means an agreeable one. SThe road, if road it could be called, yvas very bad, and passed through the piost gloomy forest in that part of the pountry. The night, too, crept on apace, and promised to be darker than common. But Lion trotted along by my side ; I was a smart walker, and wvas confident I wvas getting over the ground fast, so I dlidn'p mind it much. 'pize dakge was upon me before I wvas aware of it. I seemed to me that 1 had already walked eight miles, but I could see no signs of a settlenzent. This surprised me a little, for I was used to traveling, and knew well my ability to calculate distances, but I kept up a good heart, and went on, until I was quite cer tain that I had mistaken the way, or been misinformed in regard to the distance. I concluded that it would be best to keep the road that I was in until I reached some habitation. In a short time I was glad I had made this resolution, for I saw a light gliiering from a cabin. I approached it as soon as possible. It had the appearance of being very comfortable within. It was rather above the medium size. I thought I might be accommodated there very well. I knocked for admission. The door was opened by a man. Now, I am not a person to believe in prescntimcnts, misgivings, and all that sort of thing, but I certainly saw some thing in that man's countenance that I did not like, the moment I set my eyes upon him. In a gruff voice he asked my business. I told him I believed I had lost my way, and was under the necessity of asking accommodations. After hesitating a moment, he asked me to enter. A tall female was seated in the corner, near a large rock fireplace. She seemed busied in watching a piece of meat that was his. sing over the fire. It struck me that I had never seen a more apathetic looking countenance than her's. She hardly no ticed my entry. She might be forty years old. Her face was remarkaby long and wrinkled to a degree to excite curi. osity. Her nose was sharp and skinny. as was indeed her whole face.-Her head gear was wholly indescribable, and from beneath it grey hairs were visible. Her entire dress was quaint, and unlike any. thing I had seen; I could hardly keep my eyes ofF her. She, as well as the man, glanced at my pack as I laid it down. The latter was a coarse looking person, whose countenance appeared more indi cative of opacity than villiany. To my questions lie replied very civilly, after I had entered, and he had got a view of my person. I learned from him, what I had suspected for the last half hour-that I had taken the wrong road. A kind of telegraphing took place be tween the two, after which I was informed that I could "stay." This'did not - to me a very rea Wr3t i aneieto o )serve my host and hostess. The meat upon the coals was set upon the table at length. I was invited to par take of it, which I did with mine host, who had been absent, and had returned a few minutes before my arrival. During my repast, Lion took his station by my side, receiving a portion, as he always did. When I had finished, I drew away from the board, and taking a paper from my packet, pretended to be busy reading. I glanced up occasionally from under my brows, and was startled to see the a. pathy of the woman (as well as the man) wearing off rapidly. Her eyes grew ani mated, and, in unison with his, sought my pack oftener and oftener. They glanced at the dog with evident signs of dissatis faction. Presently I nodded over my papeJ, like a sleeping person. Instantly the manner of the persons grew more alarmi ng. They whispered to each other, and made signs -some of which I could not understand. Finally the tall hag lifted my pack, and weighed it with her hands as well as she was able. Her eyes flashed like a ser pent's, for it contained a large quantity of specie, besides valuabile jewelry and cost ly siks. I always made a pr-actice of put ting my silver money in a bag, and de po siting it in a corner of said pack ; but my bills were placed in a belt, which I wore next my skini. After she had done this, she motioned for him to come and lift it, which he did, with apparently as much satisfaction as his other half had experi meed. He then opened the door softly, and otioned the dog to go out. Though 1 ave no doubt but Lion understood pan omine as well as uany body, lhe did not ffer to stir, but lay at my feet as quietly s ever. At last the old hag grewv impa - tient, and shook the poker at him. Lion showecd two rows of white teeth, and ut tered a low growl. The pantomnine eased in an instant. The door was closed, and the poker returned to its place. I stirred a little, they were quick to ob serve mec. " A fine dog," said the man, thinking it probable I might hear the remark. " I reckon he wvants to get out--ho growled as though he did." A pause followved this remark. He thought I might order him out, but I did 1n0 such thing. " Nice dog," the wvoman added, after a moment-" nice dog;" and then she of fered him a piece of meat, and attempted to fondle him. Contr-ary to her expecta tions, Lion utterly refused thme meat, and put an end to all familiarities by showving his teeth again in a very testy manner. This was something strange for him. I nev-er knew him to refuse meat before, wiheni it was offered him. Had Lion shared my suspicionsi Had his instincts taught him that ths hanid outstretched was not a friendly onei By this last act of hostility on the part of my dog, the hag appeared not a little disconcerted. She retreated almost be iud my ckh.r and shook her skinny fist at him; but he did not comprehend or ex press any uneasiness at that rather de cided and energetic expression of her feeling,. I now thought it time to wake up, which I did with a preliminary yawn or two.-The same apathy- came back and sat upon the features of my entertainers. I made them understand that I wished to retire. There were two departments in the cabin; and they both left the one I was in, to make some arrangement in the other for my accommodation. They were absent some time, and I was quite sure I heard them moving the bed to another part of the room. They came out at length, and I was told that my bed was ready. They. watched my movements with considerable interest when I arose to re tire. I started at first without n pnek, on purpose. The faces of the wnrthy pair lighted up: I returned and took it and they fell in a moment. This was not all; I passed in first, and the wnman attempted to shut the door upon Linn ; but the latter, putting forth his strenath, sprang after me in an instant, almost up setting me in the operation. "I thought the cretur wonld like to stav by the fire," she added, by way of apol oyV. " Call the varmint ont-'nint likely the gentleman wants to sleep in the roomn with the beast," added mi host. in a way that evinced a great deal of christian anx ietv for my welfare. "I prefer to have him with me," T re plied. " He won't eat the quarter of meat in there. will he ?" " O, no." I answered, "You are quite right-he won't eat it. He never takes anything that is not his." Saying this, I wished them a good night nnd closed the dmor. They had provided me with a dim tallow enndle, and the first thing I did was to examine eve rything in the room. It was pretty well lumbered up. Various kinds of vegeta. bles occupied different corners, among which were pumpkins, potatoes. melons, &c., together with a qunrter of venison, some jerked beef. and skins of animals. I examined the beLn!et- It was a poor -eoiWiWhernRe bing made of roun pnles, in the same staf e they were taken from the woods, and the clothing upon it was coarse enough for a hermit. But what struck me as being a little singular, was that the head of said was turned to wards the partition separating the two ro:imsr and right opposite the pillow was a wide crack, which had the appearance of being left there by design. I began to feel queer, (and that is not just the word to express what I mean.) I had large sums of money about me, enough to tempt the cupidity of my enter tainers at any rate, as their actions had already convinced me. How easy it would be for them to shoot me through the crevice while I slept. The idea got possession of me fhlly, and I could not drive it away. I would have fastened the door, but there wvas nothing to fasten it with, and I was impressed with the idea that the danger would not coime in that direction, I threw off my coat, and bus ted about, as though I was undressing. I put my pistols under my pillow, and laid down, but such an unaccountable and terrible sense of evil pressed upon me, that I could not think of sleeping. Lion, too, appeared uneasy, came and put his fore pows upon the door, and laid downa with a kind of feverish anxiety. At last I feigned sleep, and~ snored most musically; but I did not fail to look through the crevice to see wihat my host and hostess were doing. They laid down upon the bed, which stood in the room, without taking off' their clothes, and were quiet till I began to snore, then I heard them wvhisper. What wvere my sensations, when I saw them rise softly, and the man took the gun from behind the bed ! I saw him, assisted by the hag, draw out a charge of shot which was in the gun, and reload it with a handful of slugs. I turned over heavily, and pretended to awake. My plan of of action was ar ranged in a moment. I had worn a wig for several years, on account of loosing my hair by a fever. I now determined to make it of more use to me than it ever had been before. I lifted myself from the bed, and felt about in the dark, until I had found one of the pumpkins I had esen. Over this I drew my wvig, and it happened to be an excel hent fit.-Having dressed this useful vege table in this uneomnmon manner, I crept back to my bed, and placed it on my pil low, in the exact position my head had occupied.-When it was thus adjusted, it was in juxtaposition with the longcerevice, through which I now took another look. Heavens! the fiends were loading a brace of horse pistols with the same infernal slugs. I can't say but I felt a little dry about the throat then. I looked towvards old Lion. I could just discern his great eyes through the darkness. He was still upon the alert. The perspiration began to roll down my face Iln great drops; not that I felt absolutely afraid-for I flatter myself that I am no coward-but I did not like this idea of human life. I was confident I could defend myself, yet even that con fidene was not enonah tin make. feerl altdgether ceniaftable. Taking my Is in my hand, I bent over the bed commenced snoring again-at th. e time watching the movements of man and his amiable spouse. Every plosion from the riose i seemed to Oe mi the greatest satisfac- I tion. They:joo at each other-nod. i ded, and smiled grimly. He took the I gun, and in his. eking feet approached i the crevice oppo my bed, followed by I the hag with pistols and a carving < knife. Sto pin he peeped into my Y room, and bro .his ferocious looking t eyes to bear 6. my wig. I knew it i wvould be dange 's to see any more. I 1 raised my head. pough to get it out of c harm's way, and uitted now and then a I snore. I heAM im *distinctly fix the A gun against the are opposite the wig, c and then with'ati or of indignation, and a kind of creeii nisation all over me, f I drew back 'Tnu aited the result. It r was a momentti wful suspen'se to me. t What if he sho-,discover the cheat, and t elevate' his I I A thousand such t thoughts rush. rough my brain in an e instant. The vsweat ran down my p face in stream nk Heaven! I was c not kept long in nse. e "He won't n r tell no stories!" I C heard the assassin ,as lie dropped the t breech of the gun eavily to the floor.- e "Now for thedo V v During these -o tions, Lion had pla. o ced himself by my ,de, with hi's.fore feet I upon the bed, wh tookeep him still, I t, put my hand ove is mouth.'4p knew ( well what I meAn for I had kept him qui'et so before. k the moment of the p di!harge he gave low growl.. I point. h ed toward the do, He understood my s meaning well-bis'yes flashed like balls t1 rof fire, while lie ited the moment to f wreak his veigea on the assassins. A I will open th or a little, and when F the cretur sticks i ead out, shoot him," ji s .id the she wolf" - The door was i; -but thi cretur o didn't stick is h out." Lionknew p better than that an *aited-'his ehance. c Emboldened by t hearing an ndag, .ti the door was -9ped. Now- a vas the time. atLion eaped or dh sevzong e ru an yihethroat, dragged fi iim in an instant to the floor, where a e Ireat struggle took place. In another e noment the old hag w"as writhing in my c ,rasp. Her surprise was so great that v dhe made but little resistance; and I v iuickly bound her, hand and foot, with a n :ord which she had provided for another v yurpose-perhaps to drag my body away o nto the woods. tI The next thing was to attend to the s, nan and Lion. The struggle between o ,bem was still going on, but the former v ad the worst of it. Lion had set his a ,harp teeth in the throat of the wretch, a md rendered all his efforts abortive, al- %i hough he was of a powerful frame. He A Vas already reeking with blood, and I g iastened to save what little lire was in f< iim. The dog was loth to quit his hold, n ind when he did, he left one victim to o )uiish another; for, before I could pro. b rent it, he set his teeth in the hag's arm, F vho shrieked like a lunatic. b The fellow looked ghastly enough when released him. but he got no sympathy a rom mie. [ was resolved that he should 1 ot escape. I bound him, as I had done t is compainiont in iniquity, while he main- : ained a moody silence, and she heaped aurses upon the dog. I bound her apronc upon his neck, which wvas all the surgical a Lid lie got from me. Lion seemed very a xell satisfied wvith the arrangements, arid h aid down in the corner, arid watched I; hem with much calm philosophy. s We remainied with them until morning. b c annot say lbut I enjoyed my triumph s is wvell as Lion did, as they were old of- ti enders, as it was proved afterwards in a tI rourt of justice. As good luck wvould-i ave it, a man passed the next morning, ti ty whom I sent word to the nearest set lenment of what had occurred.. Before ten o'clock, the offenders were n the hands of the law. They were con.1 reyed to the nearest jail, where they i iwaited their trial, which took place abouti :wvo months after. They were sentenced s :o ten years implrsoniment ; which, all the C sircumstanices considered, was not too d nach. I believe, if they ever live to come sut, they will kill old Lion, should he " murvive their punishment; arid be no Y Joubt will, for he is still as strong and " leulthy' a dog as you can find anywhere. ti No money could tempt me to part wvith " him. He is nowv looking quietly into my 0 Face as I write this.-for I have been try- ; ring to make him understand what it is rbout. I have hinted to him the proprie- ~ ty of having his likeness published with I this sketch ; but he shakes his bead grave. d ly, as much as to say: "I don't care much about it, master a mine-every worthless puppy has his like- I' ness published now-a-days." a Grateful for past services, I suffered L him to have his own wvay in this, as in ad great many other matters. Let no one despise the dog, as he is the only animal" who, forsaking his own species, cultivates ~ the friendship of man. A YOUNo LAD! of our acquaintance has pantalettes on the legs of all her chairs r and tables! A very chair-i-table act ini t the ejes of thc modest t Bouth Carolina and her Sister States. i The position of this State-her seem- I ng resolve to take, single-handed and i done, the initiatory step towards redres. I iing the wrongs inflicted on her rights, I Lnd obtaining new and what she believes I )etter security lgaiist the aggressions of Lolition on the institution of slavery- i ims attracted the attention of the people t of the United States in every section of I he country. A large proportion of the r itizens of the Northern States affect to r, idicule what is believed to be her con- i emplated action; whilst in the States c :entified with her in interests-in those c ery interests whose destruction is threat- t ned-there are not a few Who regard v er people as blustering braggarts, un- c rorthy of any sentiment save that of n ontempt or scorn. S It is not our purpose to return railing fl )r railing. The people of South Caroli- n a must and do feel deeply the conduct of h ieir fellow-citizens in the other States of a ie South; but yet they have borne with t1 ie unmerited taunts so abundantly pour. ti d out on them, without a title of that ex- 1 ression of resentment which the dictates s f human nature might be expected to in- a ite to. They are thus patient under E iese unwarranted attempts to isolate tl tem from their brethren, from a knowl- s dge that the period must shortly arrive a -hen their revilers will feel the full force c f their error, and promptly retrieve it.- n 'rom Maine to Texas, from the Pacific c > the Atlantic, there is not a State in the a onfederacy that has not within its limits ( olitical adventurers and debased party b rints, whose vocation for months past a as been varied and enlivened by every it pecies of satire, ridicnle, and low writ a ieir store-houses of scurrility could af. p >rd, all expended on South Carolina.- 81 nd for what? Is there anything in the n olitical movements of South Carolina to' h istify this heartless course? - b We admit at- the outset that South Car. r lingin the poliial .taining o.her peo- d le, is noy apparently. iadvahceof.hbl 1i -Stat&s of ishiu: . -9 11yRm-, rst approaiches of aggression, in whatev shape it made its appearance School- p :1 in the cardinal principles of republi. ti inism, they have learned that "eternal Im iailance is the price of liberty," and that ni gilance has been exercised by her states- II ien and people in an especial manner, bi 'hen the institution of slavery was the aI hject of attack. That institution being qi ie foundation of her prosperity, the con. 1l rvator of her social system, the devel- le ping power of her resources, the system st 'hich God and nature have peculiarly pl iapted to the clime and soil of the South, a ,d without which her fertile domain tI 'ould he as worthless as the deserts of di rabia, it was their paramount duty to if iard it from the evil machinations set on ui iot to overthrow it; and this sensitive. tIl ess, this untiring and necessary vigilance in ver the institution which is the very life. is ood of the Southern States, is, before h4 ceaven to-day, the only charge that can th justly brought against her people. . For this, they have been reviled and I)used; for this, they are hated at the ortb and denounced at the South; for is, the accusation of treason has been 0 0 patedly written against them by flip init hireling writers; and for this is the a large of dis-union, for wvhich she is now h '-raigned before the country3, brought 0 gainst South Carolina. If the folly and ~ sotedness which seem to have settled d ke a thiek clond upon the minds of the " onthern people should continue so to al fid them as to cause them to leave h outh Carolina to wvork out her own des- U ny, and to enter the lists alone against r ie enemies of their common rights and I. istitutions, the God of Truth and Jus- '" ce will grant her a safe deliverance. d The assailants and libellers of South U 'arolinia prate with much self-gratifica- z oni about their devotion to "-rus UJ~ios.'' 'he w~or-k of men's hands, they have madh an idol, at wvhose slhrine they would C tcrifico every principle of liberty and ev ry honorable instincet their Creator en awed them with, and, like fainatics and talots in every age of the world, they 'ould compel others to join in their idol at-ship by the use of brute force and the on goad of piersecutilim. Devotion to e Union now by the Southern people then, under its sanction and in the face, r the plainest provisions of the compact , hich sealed, as it was originally thought, ir s perpetuity, the most direct assaults h p)on their institutions are upheld and pal- ba ated-is an idol-wvorship, pol-tienlly a enking, worse than that practised in the a arkest regions of the earth. The Union sit came forth from the hands of the " 0 urec men who framed it wvas w-orthy of i dmir-ation, and deserved the support of i wvho enjoyed its blessings; but prosti ited as it has been to the base work of estroying that equality of rights upon i rhic-h it was founded, the price of its laintenance is the forfeiture of every rinciple its framers designed to per. etuate. These political homilies are irksome, fi a doubt, to many of our readers; but h1 de true position of South Carolina at s1 &i timc is one of so mnech imnortane to herself, and to the future prospects of .he institution of whose preservation she s so watchful, that it cannot be too forci. 1 ily or too often demonstrated. We re- r yard her action in relation to her rights in s ,onnection with the institution of slavery a ts the last struggle with the combined ' mwers who have resolved upon its des- c ruction. We know of one whose posi- E ion, whose former connection with fede- i. al politics, and whose counsels-which P inder any other circumstances 'would be 'I n favor of Union and peace-would p arry weight wherever they were known 'I r heard, who has expressed his fears that tl he submission of South Carolina now e rould be the precursor of the speedy tf verthrow of our institution. And he is i ot alone in the belief, for every day must h trengthen such a conviction on every re. ai ecting mind. The so-called "peace ir easures" of the last Congress were ei eralded as the " final settlement" of this a, gitation against our institution. Have ti iey been so? Where is the first indica- E on that they are so considered by the I, eople of the NorthI Look at two in- p tances in the city of Boston, claimed o s tke most enlightened city in the United a tates, where owners sought to recover ti icir servants. In one case the slaves h iiled to England; and in the other, after is rrest, got safe to Canada. In the. third c4 ase the slave was sent back to his ow. tc er; but how? A righteous and just th blim, guarantied by the constitution and tI n express law, to p:roperty of the value to f seven or eight hundred dollars, had to T e enforced by military array and almost ui t the point of the bayonet. Even then U dared not be executed in open day; but w t an hour when none expected it, the yj roperty was conveyed out oi the city'by bl ealih, and guarded by a troop of armed Iil ien. But this is not all-the dangers byw nd were considered greater. than those dA v sea, and through dread of a rescue, a bi inaway negro had to. be shipped before thi aglightto lie -6eto 1i% lawpuj.ow- 4 er. eln Igtl-i a-e Sistbt U ll -tri ar upon our institution has ended. The Pf -ople of South Carolina, mill not, we a ust, enter on any such vaiii employ- la ent. It is true that their destiny is inti- at .ately connected with that of their fel. ra w.citizens in other States of the South; nc it if the people of the latter can be Pr -oused to a sense of their precarious P1 tuation in no other way than by the first m ow being strauk here, the only question I ft to consider is, will that blow be er rut-k ? We have not the gift of pro. ta lecy, and cannot see into the future, d events may crowd so thickly upon e Southern people as to unite them in Pr !fenep of their institution; but if not__ s policy shapes the course of fanaticism, ti( itil it numbers its allies in the South liv ousands; and if some State does not t terpose her sovereignty to arrest it, then Fl the South doomed to all the evils and in Irrors so fearfully read elsewhere. If S' ie task be thrown on South Carolina, e cannot believe she will shrink from i performance.-South Carolinian. .- . -- ar SOUT CAROLNA.-The movements this gallant State-the standard-bearer s rSouthern Rights-are regarded with at tense interest, all over the Union. We ur wve refrained from assuming to be, onen r South Carolina's " outside advisers." 'or thonghts and felling are fully enoughA efined in our own mind and heart. But -e are the citizen of a submission State, a nd do not feel at liberty to advise our t eighbors to rush into the breach of an ntried experment and incur hazards and ~sponisibilities which Georgia has distinct declined for the present. Our hearts is h -ith that gallant people, in whatever they e .If they take the stand and forceisa red against them, thousands of the Citi- thi ns of this submission State wvill be ready st stand by them, wvhen South Carolina ecomes the TIhermopyhe of the South. 'olumbus Tlimes. la -.- -e--- A A Ccurosr.-While Goy. Brown to 'as in Key West, he was presented by ar [on. A. Patterson wvith a miniature bust r Gen. Washington, found ten years ago dt i the neighborhood of Mr. Patterson's I,. remises, inbedded in the limestone which kr irms the island. Tlhe bust is of marble, ad is evidently the work of a master. 'lhe expression is said to be identical m~ -ith that of the famous statue of Wash- lel gton at Richmond. allowed to be thme m est likeness in existence. '(he little ast is in a state of perfect preservation; lI the delicate chiselling in the plaits of di ruffled shirt remaining as sharp and P~ 'eli-defined as ever, and the marble with. gI uit discoloration: Across the shoulders is iscribed the ivord " Washington"-a b< yelling which seems to indicate a.n Italian rigin. In the same spot two English hi uineas wvere found, the date and inscrip ons of which we did not learn. All wvere ria rob~ably deposites by some free.hooter f the olden time.-Florida Sentinel. Ouro.-Judge Wade, the new Senator ia -om Ohio, has writteni a letter :!eelaring ju imself to be a firm whig, hut opposed to avery, to the Compromise, and tho fugi vi al1wn bill in narticular. . a Uouthern Abouies There is a class of men at- th'e St rho, ranging themselve iidiei . er of the Union under all circamustas, re doing more to effect. the a1olitpit #a' lavery than tke fanatiecif.he,. I l. 'hese characters are really and truy a litionists, and ought to be- caled the outhern abolitionist party. The reason i plain. The abolition party. at the torth is now powerful and .formidable. 'hey set out with the avowed and swoma urpose to effect the extinction of slavery. 'he party has been growing everA ines te year 1818, is growing now, and'*ll Wtinue to grow.- Itis composed of ma rials, reckless, wild and enthusiastic, tha ill not be foiled or discouraged. They ive sworn to succeed. Their numbs. -e increasing. Their influence is becom g a matter of importance to the. gov nment. Cpnstant dropping wiR wear vay a stcne. - Unwearied and-unremit ig exertion, will overgome all obstacles.. ave they ever disavwiod their purpose ? there any evidene that they have .sa.. mnded their efforta? - Southern men cry it that they go for tie Union at all haz *ds and under all circumstances, even at *e sacrifice of slavery. That the States. wve no right to secede. That the Unioi, obliged to hang together, come weal or ime woe. Who has - not sense enough see, that if this doctrine is established, e abolitionists will be emboldened, and at the institution of slavery is dooied. fall before their incessant aggressi n. liese are the men, fellw-citizens,; who. ider the disguise of Unioni Union men, nion party, would-set your negroes free,. ould place them upon an equality.witt mrselves, to involve your country in ood.,bed and ruin, to Iiurn your dwel igs at night, to violate and butcher your ives, to intermarry with yoursons anid tughters... Beware.of such, they coine 'fore you always as Union.. men., By is mark you may know. .th -Chos.. W Staprope eparation'of the soil. He al6t4iices Farmer in Freehold, N. J.,wio raised t season about 5000 cabbages-oii half aere, the sales of which were at the e of $500 per sere. Perhaps there is t a more thoroughly scientific and actical former in the United States than ofessor Mapes. He seems to be a igician in the cultivation of the soiL -ere are yet to be reforms and discov ies in agriculture as great and impor it as in any other branch of industry. A FEW QUEsTo~s.-We beg leave to opnund the following questions to alN bmissionists, acquiescents, and non ac in men-to all believers in the divine ,ht of the Union, and to all who think at the best way to preserve Southern rhts, is to surrender them to the keep. , of the North. We hope they willan rer plainly and directly. If secession would prove ruinous to iuth Carolina, why is it that all who te and affect to despise South Carolina, e opposed to secession f If secesrion would prove injurious to Lvery, why is it that open aholitionists the North, agree with the Cray and ion abolitionists of the South, in de 'nncing secession 1-Telegraph.. How ME.Y sHOULD TREA'r WoMEW. Persian poet gives the followving in ructions on this important point: " When thou art married, seek to please y wife, but listen not to all she says. om man's right side a rib was taken to rm the woman, and never was there en a rib quite straight. It breaks but nids not. Since then it is plain that onked is woman's temper, forgive her alts and blame her not; nor lether anger ee, nor correction use, as it is vain to *aighten that which is crooked." SrdvERY.-The Banner of Ulster, Ire ad, says that bad as black slavery in nerica may he, it is not to he compared. the worse white slavery of Ireland, and iong its proof is this one-that the no. o slave is never suffered to starve to. ath, while this is often the fate of the sih white slave. This is a candid ae owledgement. HAvE nothing to do with those good tured friends who make a practice of :ting you know all the evil which they ay hear spoken about you. THE glitter of riches often serves, to aw attention to the worthlessness of the >ssessor, just as the light einitted by the ow-worm betrays the insect. TrrE following curiosities has recently 'en placed in the Museum: A lock of hair from the head of a Irrel. A pint of yeast which makes thc sun A mile post from tho road to ruin. THERE is a plantation for sale-nLouiiB. na, the advertisement stating it te be st belowv the devil's elbow. ). Unwillingly go to law, and willingly