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PPLICA TION will be made to the next Legislature, for a Public Road, commen cing at or near Elbert Devore's, on the Scott's Ferry Road, ea Mountaiin Creek Church-from thence to Good Ilope Church, or through that neighborhood-from thence to Mt. Enton, and thence by M. W. Clary's, and then intersect the higgins' Ferry Rtoad at Mrs. Martha Abney's, about one and a half miiles fromt said Ferry. Augutif 31 ~~ Notice. A PPLICATION will be made to the Legisla tore of this State at its next Session, for a new Road from Samunel Ste:en's on the Martin Towvn Road in Edgtefield D~istriet, to intersect the new cut road at Capt. R. R. Tolbert's in A bbe ville Distr'ict. July 31_____ tf _______ Notice. IUIEREBY notify all whom it may concern, that I have appointed Pickens B. Wever, my trtue and lawful Attorney to transact all business for mec anid in my name during my absence fronm the State. LAFAYETT'E B. WEVER. Septon 4t .37 AMBITION AND REVENGE, A DOMIESTIC STORY. My dear, what are we to do with oi girls ?" asked Mrs. Gayland of her hu: band, one fine evening iii May. Our girls!" repeated the gentleman i apparent astnishment, " why, what's tli matter with thei ?" How provoking you are, Mr. Gai land, you know very well what I miean 1 "How should 1, my dear? Our gir were all well enough at dinner time, hope nothing has happeined to them sinc Mrs. Gayland bit her lips with vex. tion as she rose to leave the room, bt before she had reached the door her mi. terial solicitude prevailed against her ar ger, she seated herself byv her husband side, and said, in her most winning a< cents: " But don't you think, my dear, it i time some of our girls were married ?" " Ha, ha, ha," burst from the lips c the old gentlenan ; " is that all; how re lieved I feel." "But, Mr. Gayland, Kate and ren (they were twins,) are now twenty-tw years of age, and, after they are dispose, of, there is Lucia and Florette, who ar now even old enough to marry." " Yes, and you forget my sweet Lilli here," said Mr. Gayland, stooping to. pale, sober looking girl that sat by hi side. A look of contempt was cast on th ofiensive child by her mother, as she an swered; " Pshaw! I will keep Lillie to atteni the kitchen; she is too homely ever ti get a husband." This was the most unfortunate remarl Mrs. Gayland could have made, for Lilli, was her father's pet. He loved her bet ter than either of his grown up daughters and for this reason-she best deserved hi love. Mr. Gavla - some ? I tell you," he continued raisinr his voice, "her heart and mind are price less gens in comparison with the vait beauty of Kate, Irene, and Lucia. Ant Florette, were it not for the strong lov< she bears towards Harvey Leston, woul( be as heartless as your anbition has mad< her sister s." M rs. Gayland smiled disdainfully at th( conclusion of this speech, but only an swered: Florette has more sense than you im agile." Again she turned to leave the room and again did the thoughts of her daugh ters bring her to her husband's side. Morton, my errand here was to pro cure money to take our beautiful girls t Saratoga." Yes, to dispose of them, I presume.' Certainlv, if I can find suitable mat ches for themi." "Success attend you," said the hus bnd, literally, as lhe rose anud took fron his desk, notes to the amnounut of a thou sand dolh;rs ; " but stop, Florette is no to go with you." "No-her superior heauty would at tract all attention from the other sisters I shall leave her for your protege, Harvej Leston." Mr. Gayland muttered a few anigra words as his amibitions wife left the room then taking his darling Lillie, he caresse< her long and lovingly, while the poor despised child uttered words5 so wise, si deep', even the fond father himself wa: astonished. " W'ell, mamma," exclaimied the thret (Ildest girls ini a breath, "did y'ou sue ceed ?" " Yes, after preaching me a long ser mon about that stupid Lillie, he gave mi one thousand dolbamrs." "Oh, wvell," said Irene, " that is bette tha i epeted, you know lhe alway vowved we should never go." "Yes, and I suspect the reason wh' he consents is, that he wishies to be rid o us awhile." "Ani I to go, mamma?" asked Floretti " No, mi child, you must wait till nex summer, but you can amuse yoursel with Harvey Leston, while w*e are absent The girls all burst into a hearty laugh "Yes, it is so amnusin'g to listen to hinr sometimes; whlat a simpleton lie is, t< think that Florette, with all her beauty will ever marry hini." "Oh, well," said the beauty, tossin; her head, " I shall let him think so, til H arry Bierwick gets home, then to finiisl the sport I shall refer him to papa, an end it all by saying, I was only ini jest. Poor Florette! She was indeed a heartless as her sisters. Harvey Lestor poor fellow, never suspected the plhot lai against him ; so while mamma and th Misses Gayland coquetted at the springs papa and Lillie studied in the library ; hi biecame thm cnstant companion of tlh beautiful Florette-anticipated her slight est wishes, and breathed into her ear the soul stirring effusions of youthful genius. Harvey Lester, despite his boyishness and awkwardness, wvas destined for a higher place among earth's nobles; des ir tined to shine the brighest star of the . galaxy or genius. Mr. Gayland loved Harvey as a son. He appreciated the n noble qualities of his heart, and it was e his earnest wish to see him united to Flo. rette. But such was not the intention of Mrs. Gayland. Florette was her most beautiful child, and she was taught to be. Slieve herself at least destined for the wife i a 'LOn'-so while her mother and . sisters were enjoying themselves at Sara toga, she was amusing herself by jesting t with a iost true and faithful heart. Harvey was not thought rich, but he knew what no one else did-that he was s heir to the immense possessions of a bachelor uncle.-He wished to be loved for himself alone, and so Florette and her s family were kept ignorant of his wealth. Had Harvey told them all, he might have f gained Florette, evei though he could never he an English lord-but we think he acted wisely in keeping the-secret. Autumn returned; and with it came 1 y Mrs. Gayland and her daughters, rejoicing I in their good fortune. Kate had married e a French Count, who had accompanied them home, Irene was engaged to a rich 4 Southerner, while Lucia had made rapid progress in the affections of a New York I s exquisite. " Well, Florette," said Mrs. Gayland, about a week after her arrival, "how I speeds the gallant, Mr. Leston in his I wooing !" "He is to ask papa's consent to-night," answered Florette, somewhat sadly. He t will be very much disappointed, I fear; but I cannot think of marrying him after t seeing Kate's husband." "Yes," said Irenie, "and Mr. North. I field is much handsomer than the Count." "And Mr. Frederick Augustus Dash is I hadsomer..4hamaieshfr died--Mss "What do you want with me, papa r t " I want to congratulate you, my dear e child, in your happy choice of a husband. 0 " A husband, papa, what do you mean! d The good old gentleman looked first at t Harvey, then at his daughter, Florette. "Did you not send Harvey to me ?" e "La, pa, was he so foolish as to ask s you I I really was in jest." I " In jest !" said the young man rising b from his seat, and turning deadly pale; " and perhaps it was in jest that you have n so many times promised to be mine.- ti Speak, Florette, is it so ?" d The young girl trembled as she gazed a upon his pallid face, yet with a smile she t answered ; " Certainly, dear Harvey, I was in jest S all the time, and I thought you were also. tl Mr. Gayland had listened in stupefied s amazement to Florette's heartless confes. L. sion. lie had never imnagined that one f of his eldest daughters conld be guilty of U so base an act, much less her whom he believed so pure and guileless. H ec spoke C niot, but pointed to the door, as Florette l closed it, Harv'ey fell upon his knees, ' and the large tear .drops rolled rapidly C down his cheeks. Lillie wept bitterly. She loved Hiar vey, and throwving her arms around his neck she whispered: "Don't cry, Harvey, 1,11 be your wiife. ' These childish words instantly dried S up his tears. He pressed her to his heart 3 and answered : "You will be my own wvife, Lillie; ~ vou will not leave nor laugh at m e, asr Flor-ette has done." "No, no, dlear liarvey," sobbed the child, " I will always be your own Lillie. "Bravo !" exclaimed the old gentle man, who, hamd recovered the use of his tongue, you shall yet lbe my son, liar vey, Florette ha~s cruelly wvrong~ed you liut don't miind it, we will have our re venge, harnmless, though sweet. H arvey. do(h you really wish mec to give you my ownm Lillie ?" "Yes, sir-, she is not beautiful, but she has a heart." r " Right, my boy, but she will lbe hand some wvheni she is as old1 as Florette. AtI -seventeen, Harvey, she is yours ; that al lows me five years to educate her, and during that time you must travel. Our lhan must be kept a profound secret lie- ? tween us three. Remember, Harvey, when you return, it must be kept inucog, and thein comes our revenge."I It w-as even so. In one week, Harvey I Leston had left the village, and Lillie,I 'munch to the astonishment of her mother s and sisters, was sent to an excellent fe. ,male semimary. SMr. Gayland seldom spoke of Harvey SLeston-but wh'len his name w"as men-I tioned jeeringly, there would be a smuile Sof deep and quiet meaning play over his i benneolent featum-es Summe c round again; and again was Mrs. -Gid, Irene, and Lucia at Saratoga; lorette was not allowed to go. In v ler mother coaxed-Mr. Gayland was xorable. Florette thought it was on Aebunt of her youth, but as summer afte Ummer rolled away and found her stidest home, she knew it was a punishnient,'*nd felt it to be just. Five yea had passed away. Mr. Gayland had en from home a week, and his wife apd .doghters wondered that he stopped so lo "Mamma, .njaid Florette, "I should think you w d know where he was gone; did be" t tell yon?" "No, I a him and herrefused to tell me," sai -- Irs. Gayland, looking ery sour. "Oh, I can g ess," exclaimed Florette, wvho seemed to-6e in high spirits, "he has rone to bring.his darling Lillie home." Strange ! thk.mother had almost for. rotten that shehad a child, and they had L sister. "Well," sars. Gayland, coldly, "I iope he has, f. he chambermaid is going o leave me, aft Lillie can take her place. "La, mum& " lisped Lucia, "do you hink after ke' g her five years at - Seminary, pa 'ill allow her to come iome and mak beds for us I" Lucia's New Fork exquisite had desert d her, and shivas now tweuty-five. "We shall Be' answered Mrs. Gay and, with a -dcided air, "but hark, I iear a carriage-&it must be your father." "Yes," sai cia, looking oat of the vindow, " and *ere is a lady with him, out it cannot beLillie, for she looks very iandsome." The door oned-Mr. Gayland en ered leading a young and beautiful girl. dvancing to d his wife and daugh ers, he prese her Maria, yo&Sdaughter, Lillie; Lucia, lorette, your4ater." Lillie, with aweot smile, extended her and and n an ,at spoke of heaven born thought; an xpression of lofty purity sat enthroned a n her placid brow, while the soft ca- 1 ence of her voice was sweeter music c ian the zephyr's harp. 1 Lillie was divesting herself of her trav ling dress, and Florette, instead of as- e sting her was gazing out upon the lawn. t uddenly she exclaimed, while a slight e lush tinged her cheek: "Papa, look, do you know this gentle inn who is approaching? He was in -odueed here by Mr. Berwick, on the t ay after you left, and is the most agree le man I ever met with. He must have -aveled over the world, for his knowl dlge is boundless; and his manners are t a distinguished, I am sure lie has lived in e ic best society. At tiies when lie is e peaking very earnestly, his voice resem les Harvey Leston's, and sometimes Ie xes his eyes upon me just as Harvey sed to do." "Indeed, Florette," answvered her fath r somewhat sadly; 1 hope you have not st your heart. I know the gentleman elI, and he is engaged to a young lady f this village." " Engaged ! impossible, papa, he only isits here, and his eyes are always on 'lorette ; but hark lie rings," said Lucia. Mr. Gayland himself opened the door nid welcomed the gentleman by a hearty hake of the hamnd ; then leading his oungest daughter forward, he said: " Harvey Lestoin, this is my daughter ,illie, and your affianced bride." The young mian gazed upon her face a ioment in admirinmg woinder, then kneel ig, lhe said, as in days gone past : "You wyill be my own wife, Lillie ou will never leave iior laugh at ime at lorette has done1 in" And againi Lillie threwv hier arms around is neck, and answered wvith a face of miles and tears: "Oh, no, never, clear Harvey, I will al r*ys be your own Lillie." Thel rage of tihe mother, the chagrin of lorette, can he bettor imagined than des-1 eied. Mr Gayland noticed them not, ut takinig tihe hand of his iuture son-in-. tw, lhe said: " Arise, our revenge is complete. Ma in, your despised and neglected child is ow superior in wealth and beauty to ither of your dlaughiters. Florette, there iiot a lady in Newv England that would ot be proud to call Harvey Leston bus-. and. May the lesson you have heariied e profitable" Florette, without visiting Saratoga, gave er hand to Mr Berwick, who had long ought it, but she never looked upon thme eloved and hoiiored Harvey Leston, ithout regretting that she had ever play d the dangerous game of sporting with tearts. Let not thy heart be upon the world, I1 hean thy biaindsnre raised in nraer.l The Fint Duel in Arkansas. The following tragic events occurrei many years ago, but are interesting now During the canvass of an election districi Gen. Conway and Mr. Crittenden wer opposing candidates. They were both t< speak at a certain place, and Crittenden who was a pefect gentleman, and wish ed, if possible, to avoid a fight or anj hostile feelings, spoke first. He ha< beard that General Conway was going t< insult him so as to provoke a fight. H( made a splendid speech, and entirely ab stained from the use of language person ally offensive to his antagonist. He wound up by saying, and his eyes shol lightning as he said it, "that he trusted no gentleman would utter words, in the heat of debate, towards him, such ai could not be tolerated by the code ol honor." Conway took fire like powder at a torch. FHe bounded to his feet, and poured forth on the head of his opponent a torrent of the most bitter and burning denunciation. Crittenden rejoined with but a single sentence, "Your language, Gen. Conway, admits of only one answer, and that, you may be sure, I will make right speedily.' He then descended from the platform and, ittended by a few selected friends, hur ied away to his hotel. His second wait d on Conway the same evening, and a iostile meeting was arranged for the fol. owing morning. A vast throng collected at the place and ime appointed, to witness the.duel. The ieconds were Colonel Wharton Rector or Conway, and Ben Desha for Critten. len. As the seconds in all such combats ire often more important, as respects the inal result, than even the principals them. ielves, we may be pardoned for briefly iketching the two who acted In the pre ient case. Wharton Rector was a professed duel. st, noiorious alike for the number and taI trolusIofluict& He ale, slender man, whose thin lips wore n everlasting smile, or sneer-one could ardly tell which, so ambiguous was its xpression-and his eyes were small as n infants, fierce, reddish, and unutterably iercing. Such danger-like eyes, causing very gazer to quail, could never belong D a coward. This at least was the gen ral belief of all who saw him. As soon as the parties appeared on the round and began to make their arrange ients, serious difficulties arose between icir seconds on various points of order. Vhile the dispute as to these were pend ig almost for an hour, Conway became ustless, agitated and angry, while Crit. anden, trusting all to his friend, lay quiet n a blanket, with his eyes shut, as if njoying a comfortable slumber. Finally, everything was settled, and the rinicipals took their positions, with their 'istols cocked, and their fingers on the riggers. All was ready, when, to the stonishmnent of the spectators, Ben Desha astily advanced, and seizing Gen. Con r'ay rudely by the shoulder, exclaimed D-n you, wvhy don't you stand fair? Ire you a cowvard ?" " If you do that again, I will shoot you, 'y heaven !" shouted Wharton Rector, nraged at the unfair conduct of Critten on's second. "Your idle menaces cannot deter me ~om the performance of my duty," re lied Desha, as with a smile he walked 'ack to the place. He had gained his 'bject. Conway wvas excited by the in alt to the verge of frenzy. His face lushed, and his nerves shook with passion. le wvas not physically in the best state to rive the centre of a target. Desha had he word, and he waited several minutes efore pronouncing it. This was contra y to aill rule, and served to madden Con vay more and more. While the two antagonists were thus tanding in position, the spectators at a lance contrasted their aspect and bear. 'ig. Crittenden inherited the noblest of uman forms, with fair hair, blue eyes, and lofty countenance, frank and open in xpression, and wearing the seal of death lefying bravery. He stood calm anid ollected, and unconcerned, like a rifle. maa about to fire at a mark. But Con vay had a stern face, eyes dark as night, ad his look of indubitable courage was merceptibly tinged with revenge. Owing o the insult of Ben Desha, all his limbs v-ere tremulous with rage. At length Desha gave the word, in a -oice that rung afar over the hills like the ieat of a trumpet-" Fire ! One! Two! I'hree !" A t the sound " Fire," Conwvay, still un ier the effects of the previous agitation, nstantly raised his wveapon and pulled the rigger. His bullet grazed the other's areast, and cut a button off his coat, i'ithout more injury. But Crittenden waited till the last echo of the word "two" and then his pistol exploded. With the roar, Gen. Conway dropped to the earth like lead. The ball had pierced through his heart ? Thus ended the first great duel party in Arkansas. It was followed in swift suc cession by nearly a dozen more of the same character, and, without a single ex. ception, mortal, tili the people themselves grew sick and weary of the murderous exhibition. Crittenden survived Conway only a few years, and died of a torturing fever. His rival had the easiest death poitical From the Charleston Mercury. "Direct Trade"-The Policy of the Planters of S. Carolina. There is no subject more profoundly interesting to the South as the movement of direct trade. It embraces every in terest, every feeling, every sympathy by which the planter of the South is to be approached. Our shipping interest, our monied affairs, our manufactures, the value of land and increasedvalue of the staples of cotton, rice and tobacco and slave labor, arise prominently in looking upon this iubject. It has been discussed for-the fast twenty years, and .is at this time the subject of a general movement on the part of the planteri.Tro twenty years every effort has proved unavailing, and assuredly will prove so now, unless the planters arouse themselves from their slumbers and diligently inquire into the cause of their evils, the manner to correct the abuse, and the obstacle heretofore to that correction. That there is an in. creasing demand for cotton in the world none can deny; that this demand is equal to the indrease of the staple-and if properly fostered, would b' - rior to the increase-thafthere is an anxiet )n - - . anumd nave an intrin sic, high and fixed value, is the mere me dium of exchange for New York and Liverpool, and by a most singular infatua tion of the Planter, is completely under the control of those who should be con. trolled by it. The surplus usually found in Liverpool is admitted to be a great evil, yet no step has been taken to pre. vent the accumulation of this surplus. What does surplus mean ? An over. abundance. What is the " cotton surplus in Liverpool" "'That amount of cotton which England can not or does not man ufacture." " What effect has this sur plus upon the price of cotton I" "It lowers it." " What effiect has this sur plus upon the extension of the consump tion of cotton ?" " It checks it." " What influence has it upon the enterprise and nanuficturing interest of the Continent ?" "It depresses the first and ruins the other, and stands as a barrier between the planter of America and the consu mers on the Continent, betwveen wvhom there should be direct alliances." This is but one of the many evils originating in the present state of things, liow are these evils to lbe done away with 1 " There's the rub." Men can talk of remedies-get up conv-entions-pass reso lutions, and eveni plunge into a desperate and devastating wvar to correct an abuse ; but, when the thing is to be done quietly and in an every day way-to be effected by the individual active of those interest ed, with a singularly strange contradic tion of their avowed feelings, they fold their arms and decline any action partici pation. In explaining this phenomenon among Southerners, especially the plan. ters of South Carolina, it has been given as a reason that the cause of "direct tridle,"-that commerce does not appeal to their sympathies. And if this cause of "direct trade" does not appeal to the sympathies of the planter, what does? His interest, present and future, his feel ings of State and personal independence, his social and political position, are in volved in this last struggle for commercial equality; for if this thing fauils, aid fr-om the Continent will be lost. And has the planter (assuming that he has his price, as the Newv York and Liverpool agents say,) no other motives, no higher aspirations, than merely to wear a broad brimmed hat, mount a stout pony, and ride down to his gini There is no class of people on the faice of the earth whlo have so much responsibility to bear, so much power to wield. Unhappily they have to carry the responsibility, while they give the power to their enemies. They should take an interest in commerece, an interest in man nufactories, in shipping, in internal im provenments, in every thing calculated to dignify the South ; and, talking an interest in these things, they should wisely and with enterp~rise and perseverance promote through the medium of their great stap~le, whic-h is the foain o:f. any ........r. cial enterprise, this movement for" Direct Trade." There is only one point to which we would call the attention of the plantet. We do it with reluctance, 19t we do it from a stem convictio6 odnty, from a full sense of theevil and its dan. gers, and a knowledge, derived romt high authority of its active operation, even now to prevent "Direct Tade." We, do not say that the motive is to prevent "Direct Trade," although-it is the result; but we will say the -promotion of their own interest, and-thatof thIeirspea M allies, to the injury of the cotfos That this is the great evil andt-=W obstacle, we sincerely believe, ad '':X therefore, illustrate it, and-Ahei- make some suggestions for the consideration of our friends. We hold that the interestof the Cotton planters is secondary to other and foreign interests, under the p resent regulation of trade. We hold that New Yoik and Liverpool, by their complete and wise commercial policy, have obtained an in fluence over the Cotton interest, which is used solely for their own advantage. As an illustration of this, we will-say, that a disinterested agent, a Southerner in birth and feeling, with full authority, has tried to promote the planting interest through the medium of the present commercial system, and that he has been, unable to do so from the fact *that 'hoires in our own seaports acknowleeleirsperior duty to other and -o .bag. injterests, aliedgiLg-,Sr at a tsosed (though ackn agried theplanter) t ast "businesE from their olffde g[y it to new houses.' This ii well-enough -and does great credit to their feelingseof friendship. The question we haveto put to the is: "Are they yonrfiiendst In otherl they reply even that they a planters not tochange present stte of thinga, i6 we have-bhown of pnier'4esrin s ehang,ihv htod M continental depot to compete with her, let the Cotton spinners of England be apprehensire about getting their .p , and a struggle for the crop will take place that will demonstrate to the world the truth of the assertion, that Coton has an intrinsic ralue, and will at once andfor. ever put an end to these deplorable fluc tuations. For, (will any one answert) why should die excess of 60,000 bales in our enormous Cotton production, make a decline of 40, or even 30, or 20, 10, 5, 2 1-2 or 1.4 per cent ? The thing is ridicu lous. The evil is in the fact that New York and Liverpool monopolize the Cot. ton. The remedy is a new and competing market on the Continent of Europe, lounded on a monied interest large enough to compete with Liverpool, and protect the planting interest; and this market is to be rested upon the present consumption on the continent, and by the planters (up. on liberal advances and suficeient guaran ties and assurances) shipping each his share for this purpose. It is the only way, and the sooner it is done the better. There must be enterprise and determination among the planters. They must act for once independently, if it is even against " The Trade Direction of Newv York and Liverpool." A firm, decided, manly and intelligent course should be had. Corres pondenice should be opened, assurances given, guaranties obtained, creditsopened and a step to act. If this shall be done by the planters, a line of vessels wvill at once be put in this trade. The United States Consul at Amster clam, Mr. Baylor, has placed in the hands of Messrs. Gadsden & Co. the necessary authority for the purpose. Messrs. Gads dlen and Co. will issue their circular, and will obtain the houses abroad, all the ne eessary facilities. The issue is now fairly made. " The fox is up;" you have here, in Charleston a house, you have abroad a market, and the alliance of a city of enormous wealth. Let us see now if there is any thing in all this talk about commercial independence. Be careful, and satisfy yourselves of the reliable chiaracter of the foreign houses. But, when you do, and the information is sa tisfactory, we call upon you by every con sideration, to put your shoulders to the wheel. EvERY man ought to aim at eminence, not by pulling others down, but by rising himself; and enjoy the pleasure of his owvn superiority, whether imaginary or real, without interrupting others in the same felicity. GENTLENEss.-Deal gently with those who stray. Draw them back by- love and persuasion. A kiss is worth a thou sand kicks. A kind word is more valua ble to the lost than a mine of gold. Think of this and be on your guard, ye who wvould chase to the grave an erring brother.