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M..~~~. IS-D -AV a 3culottatittual, z tbotcv to sotttjru -.Uigfjts, NttOe Sotit coa eal *nteillgruct, ILiterature, Jorafty, Etnitauc, giculttre, & "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Aiberties, and if it must fall, we wil Perish amidst the Ruins." W. F. DURISOE, roprie'. EDGEFIELD, S. C., NOVEMBER 20, 1851.L... THE- EDGEFIELD ADVERTISER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. W. F. DITRISOE, Proprietor. ARTHUR SNlIKINS, Editor. Tums-Two DOLLARS per year. if paid In advance...Two DOLLARS and FIFTV CENTS if not .paid in six month-..and TRitr DoL.t.ARs if not paid before the expiration of the year. All smbscriptions not distinctly limited at the time of nubLnribin iill be considered as mad: for an im definite period, and will be continuel until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Pub lisher. - Subscriptions from other States nust he accompanied with the cash or reference to some one known to us. 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He was ardent. :nd patriotic, and thirsted to be a sharer in those glories which our brave armies plucked from the bristling bavonet.s of the enemy; yet he had been withheld from joining the ranks by aged and infirm parents, whose only support and comfort le was. A4 he looked upon the feebleness of their old age, and thoughts of the perils they would be exposed to, with no defender of their helplessness, ie would sigh for the destinies of his coutiyy, and resign himself to the duties of the smtall farm that was their only support. He could tiot desert them.and leave them to the mer ey of the vagabond stragglers frotn the ene. Iny's camp and worse traitors to ls own country. Instances were too fresh in his memory of reverend heads aniid hoary locks having been crushed to the dust by midnight authors of his being left him nothing but prayers for his oppressed country. But he had other .ffeetions grrowing in his breast like spiing flowers. shedding a per. fttne of holiness upon his spirit. like the Christi:mn's holy inspiration. There exi-sted I since their chihlthood, an atttnehment between Itimn anid the only daughter ofi a widow who resided but a few rdts from his fthier's: and that attanlutetint hud ripened to t m1uttu.l de claration of love t when the parties letatne suflicientlv old to appreciate the glow (,I* true devoiin. A time was set. for the con stimmation of their vows. which was the evening of the ever tmemortble 25th of De ceniber, 1776.:t the titme Washtington was mnllki ng his perilous but trintpiattt pmssatge nerons the( Delaware, am11id denating ic.and suffering from the intense cold ofthe season. The two families were now uited Georgeremitoving hishride and her tolter to the house of his father. But still lie was tnot happy-he could tnt banish from his tmind ain Ippressive :nxiety for the welleare Of his country, and the dotletful struggle which she was itttaitting! itt the hopesor. nequiring that freedom for whiel every noble heart so warmly prayed. In a week from the night of the passage of the Delaware, Washington met a detceh tment of the enemy at Princet on, which lie defeatted with a snll loss, with the excep tioin oIf several oflicers, attiniong whomt was the gallant and brave Gen. Mercer, whtile- that oIf the enemty was tinpwatrd of one hutdred killed, and the remainder, abottt three hunt dred, taken prisoners. Trhe Genteral thenm retired to thte iinter qtuarters at Mtorristownm. whtich he did not leave tuntil the hitter end of May, when an armty atmottnting to bt little over seven th~ottat men. :.l homtgh Congress had offered recruits botunties itt land, withI i ncreatsed payv. At this time (George bturned to enlist in thte ranks of his counttrymlien, :ind shamre their sufferings and their glory. Bttt his young wife looked in his facee with wveaping eyes, whose eloqluence, added to the infirmities of hiis parents, deterred him fromt the s terifice. Besides as the roads becamec ntore passable, and the season wvore tetmperate, robberies and midnight excursions of straggling Hes sians and skinners were mtore frequaent, and the house of one of their neiighbors hatd been pillaged, the itmmates brutally tmurder ed,and the dwelling set Ott fire, withtin sight of their frietnds, whto could ofl'er them no re. sistnce, expecting, as thtey did, every nto ment to meet a siiir fa.te.I In this state of inquietutde passed away the summer, until thme intelligence receed George of thte engatgemnent between thme American and Ettglishi armies at Bratndyinie, on the lth Septenmber, when the republican forces were cottpelled to retire after a day'~s ha~rd fightittg, with a loss that was estimated al thtree huntdred killed, about six hundred wounded, attd betwveen three atnd four htun dred made prisoners. This reverse of the Amtericani arms atrotts ed anewv the patriotic feelings of George, atnd he at once c-ommuntticattedl his intetions to his fathter, who offered no impedimevtnt to h's immediately joinitng thme army an:d htelp ing to retrieve whait had bte:m so utnforlu nately lost. " Go, niy son," said he, " I aim beyond ser vice tnvself: but, like A br.ihanm of o.ld, I ant illitng to oill-r my son to thme sncrintiee. Let the plea of of protection to your panrents be Ito longer an excuise to keep yott fronm the rantks of those brave anmd devoted tmen who follow Washington, buit receive our bilessing and bid fatrewell to your yotung wife, whomise hove of her cotuntry I amn sture catttot be less thtan hier affection for yoturself. If you fdl it is in ajinst anid holy cause.'' This was heroic advice, but nowise un. common in the mouths of our venerable sires. George communicated his design to his mother, and afterward to his wife; but the latter would not listen to his arguments, and wept, and beseeclied him not to leave them to the mercy of the mercenary robbers that overrun the country in the neighborhood of the British armies. Earnestly did lie plead the sufferings of his countrytnen and the necessity of his presence among those who were battling for the blessings of liber ty-to nothing would she listen-no argu ment could convince her. What was a sin gle anrm in the mighty strife! Despairing and impatient, our hero resolved to leave for the army the ensuing night, and for.this pur po.ze lie made all necessary preparation for his secret departure. His gun and knapaek were deposited in the barn, and a letter of farewell written which lie would leave to be read after his departure. Midnight at. lenglth came, melancholy nnd gfloomny to George; but lie arose from his ied, to which ihe had retired in the early part of the eveining to lull suspicion, and kissing his wifle afletionntely as she lay asleep, he hurried to the barn, econtred himself as well as his few equipments would allow, and was soon on his way to join tiie army. le had not far to travel, as Washington had enemped within eighteen miles of Germon town, and but halt that distance from his own residence, and long ere daylight on the first of October, lie had presented himself within the lines of the American army, and made known his desire to enlist, and that morningi's reveille, as it beat the time to rise, was answered also by the presence of George Madden. But what consternation did the morning's dawn bring to the hearts of his wife and pa rents! His non-appearnmee was ut first searcely noticed, till the former perceived n letter lying on the table directed to herself, where George informed her of his resolu tion, and urged the necessity of his assist ing in the struggle for freedom. If I fall, it said. remember me-i shall die in a just and glorious cause. If I live trust ine it will be in the enjoymnent of a freeman's giorious privileges." Ere the letter was concluded, the forsaken wifec had fallen senseless on the floor. The father felt a glow of patriotic prid, heart at this devotion of his son, mother knelt and clasped her hand prayer. The poor wire at last came to h but it was to wander nbout the -hoi ing, continu:dly calling upon her insisting that she should never see 1u --mtuing..L. his.:erujtydn. ier. She was not of Spartan i lossessei not those stern virti rompted those aneient heroines hist pir:iele of afIveioni upon the alter o their countrv's freedom! No: she a.sked I nothinti more than the love and presence of ier husband-i devotion that renaiined par unt inl her heart, permitting the presence (it fnone else. Grief! she could not submit to be left tius alone. The act must be re. Voked that niade him one of tle army. She ould seek him-she would implore him to -mine back to those who loved him, and to whom lie was all tihe world. On that same day, ere the sIn had rca h d his meridian, Unknown to any one, she left her home, and nfier three honr's wearyj travel she stood beside her hmsband in the etmiul, ieseeching him to return. Those hoo witnessed her earnestness were mlled bv her tender ent reties-those rugged sol diers that would rush madly on bayonet and Canlflon-ma31rch1 barefooted over frizen ground and through deep snow, sustained itly bty ftervent patriotism-they wept as ieV belhold this fnd but timid wifel clingt ing to her husband. id with elipient en dearment, begging hit, for tie love he bore her. to return once inore to the desolate hearti now lefa without a protector. Jim possible-tie had enlisted for the war-the army could not sp::re any of its number, vbich.i eveni at tihe best, was too small to ope with a larger force, better disciplined ind be: ier clothled. I mpossibtle ! hte could ot with anyv decent grace, ret re::t from a positioni so recent lv assumed. le consoled ter as lest lhe c'i, bu.ant assured her of the impr:etienabilit v of leaving t he army. Shte must submit : it woti d be :a snecritiee ino great er thtan taid beeanmaude by thloustands. There was ni remedy lbut to wait in hope-the nd was ceataiti, and thei .onaserpitemces would be glorious ii whatz could the poo wile do ? Ah ! a thtoughmt hais s rttek tier. Sh~e will seek the tent of Washington-at his feet she will lay her petition. Behold the hero in his tent-theO great, the od.like, in whom tare joined all the virtues -created for the age andi for thte ettuse, doing wvhaat nonte else cold~. Before him is kneeling thle wite of George Nadden. I her petit iota'haas no~t been in vain. her tears haave not beena without effect. Shec holds in hter hand a paper that will restore to tier tier husband; buatt beforea she gaoes to the otlheer of lais regimenat she reverenthly taikes thej hand of her beneititemor anid paresses it to her lips : a tear fiatls uptotn it whaich thle gaood an sniers to renmiai, aind sends tier from hais preseance with a bienediction, tand words of hope arid comfotlrt Againi she is in thae presence of tier huts cand-shie shows taint his dischatrge withI a b~aming countetnance, andiC words of joy. " Now yon will go home with ate, Ge.orge. and we will again be htappy-iih, so hiappy !' But tao glow of stat istet ioin lit tip his eye, nto gladdening (muotions stied thier radiance over his fetatures. The discharge was recognized, and she led tier hutsbaind front thec ratnks of his devo t -d cotmpanions; tbut tie wvent noit forth wa~ith that mtanly dignaitad firmn step wvith which hec entered thte camp tas a volunteer. The eves of the hiardetned soldiers were upotn ha tIme fiancied scortnfullyv-his htead drop ped upon his chest, tind suppressed whispers hissed in his ear like so inanty serpents, cacti a voice of reproach anad shine: butt thle tmid anid lovintg womnan thaat led himt forth fromn thiat etnmp oft wair was uniconisciouts of all this. She heard no whtispersu of reproach she saw ito scornful (yes--she wvas oail conisciouIs that shte haad recovered tier hits hand, iad wvhat eared shec for (eyes and~ lips! Thme nickets were jitns:.edl, and the last gutard started rudely in her face as she appronched him, and muttered something that. she did not hear. She prattled raublingly to her husbind, fotid ereature, all the way, telling how hnppy she would be, and fat her, and mother; but he answered her not. still walk ing gloomy by her side. Little eared she though, and still she wended along, aid still she prattled. Poor, timid, tender creature? She did not imagine what a lond of' shame she had piled on the head of her husbind! She could not thitik how dendly he was wounded. She had him safe-ail her own again, at last, and she could not dream of any future woe, or brooding sorrow! But he thought-he brooded over his desertion of his comrades, and remembered the expres sion of their f.ces, as he suffered himself to be led out of the eneampment. And that night, in his dreams, he heard the booming e:nnonade. the ernek of musketry, the clIsh of steel, and the pealing shout'of victory; but he had suffered a child to tie his h:nds' and when he had struggled to free hitmself lie heard a cry of " Shanie! siane! that awoke him from hiii uneay slumber wih cohl sweat upon his brow, and his tender wife slumbering pencefilly by his side with her white and delicate arm clasping his pant ing chest! When the morning dawned and the day enlled him to his duties, it found him a strangely altered man. The caresses of his wife seemed loathsome to him-he could not bear her presence, but sought every oppor tunity of shuning her. But once during that day did lie speak to her. The poor erea ture could not bear his coldness, and her heart overflowing with feelings that Ieeamne insupportable, she seized his haids, and looking earnestly in his face while her eve glistened with tears, she exclaimed: "Oh, George ! why, why do you behave so coldly ? It is killing me, George-you must look kindly-you mnust speak to me, or I shall die! He pressed her to his bosom for ! mo ment and then, looking earnestly in her eyes said: "Marv, you have disgraced me! I can never look man in the face again !" She spoke not, but returned his glance with a proud eye, and -suddenly quitting the room, she left her husband wondering at - -4"rrPnsg of her behavior. Her ab .igi~................C lea~sutre!" Need we sny how the hen:-t (if the yoting patriot leapt with exceeding joy. :nd how lIe pressed tihe yielding foiro ot' his benutifll %i%-e to his hosoml) , Shall we describe the tender part ing and atl'ect ionate farewell ? or shall w cover with tIhe vil of silence see is so snered! We prefler that the imwgini ion of tie reader shot:ld sipply a scene that tlecription emillot do justice to. George 1aId:len was once itmore enlisted inl the raiiks oh' his countrymini, where lie was received with npplause. At this period Philadelphii was ovenpIied hy the Britih under Gen. Ilowe, w-Io an noved at somei forts ot the Delewtre. de ticted a portion of the royal ariny to reduce tlIei. W..ashintonl improved this opportu. nity to attack the remainder of' the British artov etnenimped it Gertmintown. The at tack was made on the fourth of' Otober, anmd was uaiitaiied on the part (if tle A me cans with great severity. bitt they were eventu:lly repilIsed wiIi twice the'loss of tle enemyv, oving to the inexperience t par. of tle troops and the iresence oh' a t hiek for whieb embarrassed thi' imvements. It wa':s n-eertained thai~t the Amerl. iennm loss amnountted to two hutidred killed, six Ithundred~ wouiided, nud about four huindred pri.. sonters. But how f.ired George Madden? How t'iiinght the the new reeiti An old nian-ai survivor of the ranks told us tha~t lie fought with th li-~roity of a li!!ei, :imd thai~t just pr'eviouts to lie coin i-neeimnt of' the aittnek. : young st rilting pre-enited himseilf' to the ulicers inid request edi to be pilnced side byv side with the hardy' hat tilets for liberty. lIis regnest wa':s graint ed-for ito tinme wais allowed for qutestionis or considen:tions-and lie was plhwed byt thte side of MaI~dden, who only noticed htim by a look oft :lpproval as the trops wheeled iito line. He f'otught bravely antd well-foot to foot, soimet imes-breist, to bi'east. Butt in v'ainu the comnt est-useless tlic st rug~gle. 1II< ory tetlls of t hat disaistrolns st i rlgle, ind howv, like the wn'ves ofi the oeann. ihe brave' t roiops of Washiingtoni, uder the'ir heiei. leader,. gathered aiid broke. naini unid nyn:ini. itponi thle mesistiing fiorces oft thle 'eemy'. bit with1outt etl'eet, only to mteet defe'taiteln death i! N ighut shrouded thle victoryi oh' 'iir ohpres.cors, and huii.;g gloomyi mti thiek over the camp of' ouri depnig but. iiot discouiraging counitrymein. But the eatrly light of the succeeding day betimed upon a spectahte of' worse htorror. There lav heapjs of' thme dead. the woumndid, and the d'ying. Butt a little nipart f'roml the rest, upon a greent moutnd, stainei(d only wvith their o'~wn blood, laiy two forms clashed ini the faithfu'l embrace of' deaith. Tihe elder aind umore mnly' form f the two wais rico" nized asthat of' Md den. thle other the fair volunteer of' thle pire(cdintg day. They~ were' locked in a last emobr'ace, and in t ryingi tof pairt thii'm, it wa':s discoveried that thle slenider The hearts of thle v'eterants grew~ big ais t'ier gaze'.d upon t his melanuchioly spectiaehe, ai theiy forebore to pairt themi. bitt thiey p~lineed them, hockeid in each oilier's arms. ini lie saute grave, and as the eai'th was thriiwnt over them,tno sneried rite was~ pe'rforimed, l . the tear's of' brave soldiers werel' sutlicient. plenders at the har of' 1leaven, nind t heiir satd thoughts an :ippropriate funeral piray3er for the sweet rest anud perpietralted hapintess of' two such rare sptirits! A full nttr.e never lnekst frietids. Meeti:;f o the Central S. R. As sociation--Our Future Action. We perceive that-in eomneof the Districts in the State, the semi-innual. meting of the Central Southern- Rights Association was expected to have taken plaee here on last Monday. Among the nicasures provided at the Me'eting in Charleston, vns 11e follow ing: I"Resolred, That the Central Southern Rights Association of South Carolina do consist hcreafter of delegat'es appointed by the sevesal District Associations, in the pro portior of twice -as many delegates as the number of Senators and Representatives to which each election district is entitled, -1nd I hilt it, meet !emi.annunlly at sich pices as mny be designated by the presiding otlicer the present delegates continuing - members until a new appointient by the several dis triet *Socialt ions." The semi-annual limitation prescribed in the above would seetm to heve been intended to be modified in some degree, by the dis cretion of the presiding oliller, or designat ing the p:ce of meetini, else the time would have been specilienliy, instead of pe riodically appointed. Neither is it uisual or necessary to give that strict construction of a day or an hour, to a limitation which was ob. viously intended for 'a term. only. In the astonishing resultA of the late clce, tions, there is every reaso ' to defer our de liberations fur the-dere pements--wich we think ti events obf a few weeks must make-of the course of Our opponents,.as well as of our own duties id obligations to the State. We believe thi the warmest ns well as the wisest' among ds have concurred in this view. If we pusry however, it is, lint to pet with deliberation, and to engnge in our patriotic duties with renewed zeal and energy. More than seventeen thousand of the voters of South Carolina in despite of the horrors of " war,-pestilence, and faimine," that were predicted to follow in its wake, have solemnly and deliberalply endorsed seces sion as the t rue and ~only State remedy. There is nothiig in such a resultrsurely to discourage onr hopes for the future, much less to damp the ardor or deter a sense of .ihnen2wh__have sq galantly breast pri Iier. is tlv said. a better renuoi . Seression. t is will, thietfore, tI allow I thei the lei.re and retlection of a few weeks to ngsi:it it. The resuilt. pihvips. mi1av iniduce themi to /ed where they would not' ih/or. t .so. we :rc frieiids. tind not !'1oonetit. Ilihaiis. like the A postle to It1(- Genie~s. ther m11:1 beginl to pre.Cach the etite-e therv hinv' hvretotire persectitedl. If so, we 'ill belive :ad lilor with them. Nor is 1i. t all iproiiblle. They have niever vet )ireteidedi or dared to :iinidon. betaree l people, the idea of reistanic to ;yt amii Irrrrnl a'grssin. 'They asked onlv 1hat the State mihit not be " precipi nttd " into Secession. They repelled the term oh " ubi sion.-they corned the charge of 'denviig the right, or the expe dienev. lierhlaps,of tsecession," but naiked on. lv to lim allowed to supersede it by a //er ai.1d speedier. blt as vet. lindivul!rei remedy I 1t in all this lle were sinere, a ft i wvs time is sorely iecessiry tIo diseti. milinher thei of the str:ige a.-lies :md di. I Coirdn:t miateiis vith which they haVe betn < iled in the viet''ry. The si siiits tf G e e ut Chtarleston. of Ilmburg-, :md . snteh exhibitiiins ais the vellinig abolitionl lito eesioni in Chiernw-I.--. ~surely arte no weakt or nimiiniagenhle eh-etis:.i intyt the-e i hitce of :m'yW pai tv wvthi clims to control tiw dlestinies ( ';o ouh C:irioiint. l'owetful as they doutbt less hiave been to chetek thle spiirit ot thle people, exmisperneted brvevery wyronm g id impelled by every mo ire to a contest tor lbeir rights and istitu tionis vet t hey mite piower!ess, we feair. for t he . L goi". theimhve piromnised,. anid eveni for te redemptui~ion ot t he pleidges theuy hamve given.< Wniloter b le allowed byv thIeir ownt party to< cov iethecovetio cnwhich they have piro videhd t o assemble. wvith so much deliberation.< t thte last sessiomn of the Legislatu~ e? Will they disbiandl their:troops, abo~ their mir- - mttii-es, redlnee thle presetnt raite of tn.t i m, or hiopielesily :b::tndiin their mnilitairy prep: n tiini e Or will they' ha~ve the ilmgnaoppyi t ti, aek niow.ldre tha~tt secession, ultimate iir1 immiiedinie. is the t tie, the inudispentsable, my. andc Ii thei e iefly retmedyl'c To' I:now t he eonurse of ottr opponents on 1 mU iheoim queii~iins is necessaury, both to thei perhi imatnce of ouri ditty will und to te preseirvamtion ut ourt eetnsis2tecy. W~e would inot dii the State thme wrong, nor would we do nitr opponents thle inmjulstice--we wool 1 not dlo thIe silniis..iiinists of the State thle favor of fiiistinig t hese latter into party power, c otntidentce, or pait ronaige, b~y an itndis creet tforest au1ling of. or an ittdiserittinatte op- i liositiont to, their "s yet undivulged meon sure ot tesi-t:mee. W\e will endeavor to doi our ditty to Sotih Carinam, andit niotthin itore tor less. It they leadt itt our direetiiit. wei will fllowv t hemzi if they diverge, our cosience antd our piriniphles forbius us to lin this viiew, wve have heartily concurred in the(15 p iotnement of th~e mneetingi oh iiir Cititral Su'.thern Rights Assoint tiont to nt periidi sub lequent t& ' lie :iplpronchting tmeet ing if thle ILegi-hmt itre. It nimy lie that cir cimstainces iiiny uniite all trite and good citi zenis uin onie commontil phltltfo ot tesistante. If s;o, we shall hiiartily rejoice. Bitt if ntot, sevetnteen thlouisand freeimeni in SouthI Caro ilina re prepared to do theiir anty: and be it retmeimblered, that. secessioni-even na de veiped in the late elect ion--is the st rotigest, the~ best. considered, thte most decidedly :ip proved, sing/le mind acmiitirmasure yet prii ........id.1 to Lite jnidg .ei ir the p..o..l. Cr the South. We know that the true resis tance men among our opponents have to walk both a devious and a narrow verge. We would not jostle them in trending it. Will they come to us, or will they fall upon a worse Charybdis? Will they convoke the convention! Will they abide its decision. or follow its counsels? Will they, in short, redeem their pledges to us, or fultil their pro mises to the people? The omens, we con. fess, are not very favorable. Already have we heard something of a change of naine from the "co-operation" to the "endurance" party. Can this be so? Nous verrons. If the late popular vote is indeed to be construed as the deliberate judgment of the people ngainst the right of secession, and in fAvor ofan acquiescence in Southarn wrongs, then the greatest recolution that has occurred in modern times will have been perpetrated without blows or blood. Then civil liberty, constitutional government, and federattive leagues have received a shock, which must produce effects to thrill all popular govern ments throughout the civilized world. If this be the conclusion to which the late victory of the anti-secessionists has brought them, let them speak and proclaim it to their deluded followers. Let them raise the sil ver veil, and the hideous Mokanna stand "undraped" to the gaze of his astonished worshippers. This article is longer than we intended, but we felt bound at this time to state the reasons which we have no doubt -influenced the presiding officer of the Central Associa tion to defer its meeting. We have enden vored to glance at them. and we believe they will be regarded zood and sufficient by the members of the Action party throughout the State. From the Charleston Mercury. Our Position. MEssrs. EnrTons: A step has been taken by South Carolina which should cause every rreeman to pause and reflect. The cause of civil liberty is in jeopardy. The people of this State have cast their votes, by a majori ty too large to be disregarded, in favor of submitting to the existing oppressions of the Federal Government. These are the facts. What -is to bedone ? Are we to despair, and ibandon the cauge of civil liberty? Or shiall we continue to agitate the question, and with his majority ngainst us, attempt to Carry out -- afor lwhiph we have manfully con iee that they are in a fdse position, :nd this ight will increase upon them with the open ng iof coming events. Unlike l'yrrhus. hey do not need another such victory to de ;trov hen.' These honest and brave men, she', in /he excess of prldence, have takent his t*.e step, will. in twelve short months. sel a pinl( of repentance with tears." int with these good men and true, geting mder a common banner, is no smil pailrt)ion , ignorance, sellislmness, and cowardice; wlich. indeed, is onl saving that they are a >romisenoni m:ssi of meIn. This beiig the umnber and the qnality of lie imajpriiy party, how shall we be:ir nr .lves tow:ards them? " Though east down, i Ve tmtn1st not despair." On the second Mon lay of this month there were seventeen :htnsand brave ia who, at the ballot box, ledgred " their :s, their fortunes, and heir sacred honors" to die in defence oft the iherty of Carolina. With this nucleus of reecdotm still breathing, I say we mnst not :espiir. uint, where then nre our efforts to be di. -eeted I Wold it be proper for the State ."nvent ionl to paiss an ordimiance of Seces .1on, we hbeing the minority ? I amt clear in lie opiunion timt it would not oiily he un-t sike, bunt it wvouldl e a podlitienil iminorality And pa:ihnl ~as it would be, I should be 'rced to raiise tmy voice agniinst such a mnen mtre. lint I have no belief~ that sueh a step ,vill now be taken. The majority have spokcn through the ballot-box. The major? 4 must gorern. If. that seven thousand ma orit y had been on our side, vie should have Ienti wvith any man aus a traitor who oppoised or nietion. :ind should have had the rihht to lo so. Lct tus, with that stern justice wvhich 2elongs to brave men. cheerfully concede to ur adversary that which is his. It follows, then, thtatve cannot with saifety r proprity, during the sitting of that Con ~ention,3 dlissolve our e.9nnection with lie Lederal Goviernen. WVhat then canu we to ? W'e mov~ conitinue to agitate this qnes o.nnd cont intue to expose the weaikness of le posit ion of the muajority. Th'lis we have he rihhlto do. lint will it bte Wise anid .rudent to do so1 ? Tlhi<, tie assured, gentle nun. isjust the course which the Co-opera ~iin Iende; s desire we should :adopt. Such ol lv, on our part, is all that enin sav them. . Pa:rtv lines aire nowul drawn : mni have corn nitted themselves at thme biallot btox: they myeC the majority ;a large portion of that najorit y are still sound meni and true ; they tave, tinder a p;ane, committed thtemselves, md if y-ou wvill stiller thetm toi grow cool, to recver from this panie, they will, before it is oo late, come to see the hipeless and de sradetd condition ini which they have placed heir Stte, and will, in the bitter end, be rund wihm us, shoulder to shton!der. They annot " run with the horsemen," bitt they -illI stand firm at least withI thle " footmen." it, however, we adopt ai ditirent policy: if art'y lines nre tmintainted andt~ party strife contim'red, fte peole will fall into the hands of corrupt leaders, anid, in a very short timue, the maurity will sinuk itto absolute submis sion a-id inkcralisma. The voiof the hon es Resistance meni of that party will then hte disregarded, atid the devotees of Federal power will betray the State into the arms of [le (cent nal despotism. I nim firmly persuaded thean, that our trite polic y is at once to ahamlon all party organi :ation, anid thirow the entire responsibility of potetinig the hionor and1( interest of the Mate. unoo those gentletmen who hlave per sunded the people that there is no danger. We shall see if they will tell the same story to the people two years hence. In a word, we are unable to do anythingfor the cause no cicil liberty. Surrounded by enemies abroad and deserted by friends at home, we must only sleep by our watchfires and bide our time. Should it prove that the dominant party has vitality enough to exist, -when it has sloughed off the cancerous and federal fungus from its body, it will then lie time for us to give them again our Shib. boleth. Until then, "To your tents, 0 Israel !" FALKLAND. INCREASE IN THE DIET TRADE OF CIARLESToN.-The receipts of revenue at at the Custom House of this city for the last three months have averaged nearly $100, 000 per mouth, exclusive of the duties to be paid on goods which have gone into ware houses. The usual quarterly average receipt for dtiies here has been $100,000, showing at this rate, a quarterly increase of 200 per cent. This demonstrates, as plainly as figures can, the rapid augmentation of the Direct Trade of Charleston, the improve. ment both of the State and the Metr.opolis, as vell as the extension of our commercial intercourse with other sections of the country. The number of well supplied wholesale establishmerts in our city-the new lines of road and water communication opening on all sides of us-have given this impulse to our direct trade. It must receive a constant augmentation from the same causes, as they multiply, giving a reduplica tion to the influence of those causes. The rise of real estate, the last species of pro. perty that feels this influence, will soon fol low, of which there are evident signs in the increase of our population, and the scarcity, not Increly of business sites, but of places of residence. New mercantile firms are springing up daiily, as one of the fruits of this prosperous state of things, which bring ing additioinal capital to Charleston, and ex tending its business connexions, will intro duce new forms of labor, and enlarge the old, until we shall diversify our industry, the sure source of enduring and general prosperity. There is, on all sides, the evi Lence of that activity of spirit that diffuses through a community bunyant hopes of a progressive rise of fortune, imparting and reeeiving the rewards of successful business. 1.: .. i a i intCe tile rigit to vvo .. D1 unsomi id mind. or a l:liiir, or a nonl-con tissiotteiid Olier, Soldier, :meimnio, or a ma ine in the service of the United States, or ho lias been c onvicted of' bribery in an -leetion, or o'any inf.ioints oil'ence. lin all 'leei'ons votes are required to be given 'plnly liria roe".aund not by baIllot, exceit haicit ( 1in1 e iirsonis enitled to sull'cmre mayiv -ote by billot. Under the new Constiintiion, the Governor, Lietennt Governor, and Attornev Geineral. ire to lie elected by tle people. The oflicers or tile ensuing terin, as well as imceibers of he Seinate :id IIonse of RepiesenitativCs, ire to lie ehiosen ol tihe Sth dav of' Oecem er liext. The seats of all ine'iinbtrs of lie cnieral A.seiiblv alrecdy t'ected will be rom that date v.e'-ated bi the eil'eet of the iew C'nsititt ion.-St'un tit Caroliniciin. SL.AvEs DiscovEiU ON A VESSEL J.A SG TI PioJ0MA.-Tlhe laist number (i tIle klexandria Gazette contain' tle f1ollowin: "he i schoounr Sican, Captiii Kirwciin, I n her vorcnre lat.4 week from bccl6imore to his pnrt,l'tfI in wihm the brig Eiiy, Smcll )l Bacth, Mlcinie, bound f'romn the river P oto, nc to) :mi Easterii port withI a carg'Lo of' tinm ecr. She had, ho:iled nealr lBiyd's Iluile. rom some cirenimstacices which tranpiure'd, nytiin K. was inchneed to blot1ie.ve t ha t there -ere cbscoinding ,daives on lonird the Fmtcily; poni inivestigaitioni such proived to be thte as.Caplinii K. proiceededl to the brig. ehiere two negro ioi were found, who stat di at first that they' belonged to Messrs. nrulinins Turner cand Lcindon Ccarter, of ing George, lint subsequently to Mr. ~tnecr Price and l)r. Iorciee Ashiton, oh' that ontv. hev were tciken on board the icn'by Captain K. and the cre w and brought .0 this picnce, where they have been dleposi ed in jcilh to await adviece from their masters. houghi the Captcain of' the Emily om-red no esistcance to Captcain K. vet hie rendered no 'oeili ties ini rest orn g thle negroes;c nnd, it' ;:t islfoetory reaisonis are' not given for him. 0ondumct, cand a fithl explainationi rendere'd of his whole trainscietion, he will not tcike ci rcd nain from Boyd's I lole, or canywhiere 'se on the P'otomnec." Kossr-n's PF.RsioN. AlTm:.\ ii A NIF..-Tli(e iimes scas: "le stanids cabout 5 fe'et, 8 in. ci height, hics a slight and cipparent ly not trngly knit frcame, cand is a littlec round houldered. Ihis faice is rcather oval: a pcir: 1' bluish grey eves wvhich somnewat remiinded e of' O'Connell's iin expression: well sett xneath ai full and cirched brow, gcave cii ai iated cand intelligent loiok tci his countenance. l is foreheacd, higb cind brocnd, is dlely vink led, and time hics jnst beigun to gizzle ,head of st raiight dacrk hiair, nind to leave a ild spot behind, ie hacs not gcot thle true Ingirin nose but it is ai flair wecll..fornmed entnie; sneh as ai French paissport would leeribe' 's imoven : ci thiick monistnehei nearly oveis his mouth, except whn lhe spieaks or ~miles, and unites with hecird cand whisk r n~ a fumll tlock of' dcark hicir fllinog dow~n from iis chin. Wh ether fromi his recent eniptivit v irh romi const it utionnl cnnses. there is romue o' 'an ain of laiscituide in hcis look, to wvhic'h he faitigues of' hik voynge~ not imiprobali ontributhed. Altoge'theri lie gives one the i deni of a mnan ci'lofthoght ratthe.r thrcn a mani >t act ion; thetre is a speenilcative cir in his heie inigled with a degree oIf nmelanieholy. vhich would macrk hdi for a visioncary or horetical enthusiast rather than f'or a great mledr or a si ludier." Georgia. The message of Gov. Towvnes is chiel directed to State affairs. We quote the fo - lowing paragraph, in which he ur the Legislature to institute a perfect mihtisy tem, and to put the State in a condition of defence: "To the strong arm and'stout heart of the' citizen soldier must we look for protectidon in pence and in war; and in view of a.possl. ble disturbance, however remoto it mayap.. pear to many, of the amicable relations ex- - isting with the States'of the Confederacy, or a disturbance more strictly local and domes tic in its character, does it not devolve upon the Legislature to provide arms and muni tions to equip at least one-third of the militia force of the State ? This subject addresses itself with peculiar force to the Legislature at this time, from the attitude assumed by - the people in convention last December, that "Georgia would .and ougltto resist '(even as a last resort,) to a disruption- of every tie which binds her to tle Union, any action of Congress upon the subject of slaver i the District of Columbia, or in places subject to the jurisdiction of Congress, in compatible with the sifety, the rights, and the honor of the slaveliol ding States.". Will Georgia " take no step backward -' Will the tri ulphant majority that hav-ratified this seme timnent that they should not beprovided'*!*, arms and munitions of war, if need be, to of. able them to maintain this patriotic senti ment? Or will this wise and precautionary'_ measure be postponed under the persuasion that the necessity contemplated by the reso. lution of the convention will never arise ? If even this was certain, or the probabilities far greater than the history of passing events would justifyus in believing, I submit it.to the sound judgment of the Legislature, if the adoption of the measure here recommended, of arming the people, would not do. more to prevent usurpation of power by Congress, in this respect, than the adoptoin of the re solutions themselves. The State that arms its citizens, and gives warning to the aggres sor to beware of the next blow, will be re spected; but in enunciation to the world, unaccompanied with any preparation to sus tain it, would rather accelerate than arrest the apprehended aggression, which I am sure it must be the wish of all to prevent, however widely we may differ as to the means best calculated to eiect that object." 'ir. T. 'xtre*mlv dangerous. ilavmng become nc su'trmned to h fin ilesh: they would not willing'y eat anyt hinog else. When a neigh borhmnod beenme infested, the people would letermine on the measures to be adopted go rid themselves of the nuisance; then form :ng themselves into a band, they would pro 1-41d in senreh of' their royal foe. n'nd heard he lion in his lair. Standing close by one mother, the lion would make his sprinig on ione one of the party; every nan of course sopin he might escape the attack-when nstatly others would dash forward and -izc his tail, lifling it up close to the body vifli :ill their imighit: tmus not only astonish ne the aInIml. and absolutely taking hilmi JI his tuard. but rendering Iis efforts pow -rless for the momeint: while others closed ii with their spears, and at once stabbed the nonster through and through. A lxcInrr.rn. MrnDr.R.-The Triesto jazette lhas a letter fromi Venice, which s:vs: l'lhe other morning about ten o'clock. the elebrated tenare. Freschini, was -eated :,t trenklast, when his colleague Collini, the >nritone, entered, and sho~ok htands in the nost friendly way. After a short convsersa. ion. Collinii suddeunly drew ai stiletto fromt uis coat. andl plhunged it three times in the seart. of Frenchsini. who, of course fell deasd ms the spot. The murderer at once sprung nto a conueh and succeeded in mnaking hsis asenpje. The luckless viet im of the knife was unarried and the father of -susr children,. The vchole scene is strictly Italinun, in its chairneter, IoMatsr. IsrrtrX soF Gor~n-Thec steamer Cherokee, wvhich arrived at New York on. Saturdayv, has brought. aecording to the tele !ratphie report, neasrly twoand a quarter miu ions of gold : aind the Falcon, which arrived it New Orleans thc dhay previous, more than quarter of a million. According to the sflicial report from the 3lisit at Philabelphsia. here h.,s been oiver live nillions and a quar er coined there dutring~ the month of Octo Je. Whlat is to become of relaitive values vithi this constant stren' pouring in L~tn CANDT...To twelve parts or pounds of lasrd, ::dd onse part alumn and part salipetre, (salts nitre :) dissolve thme innum and nitre in water: put the whole in some convenient cessel oCer a slow fire unitil uhe water is eva porate, stirring the mixture so as to prevent the alitmi and insure fronm settling to the bot loin. 'Then mould your cnndles, and you will nevrer wvant to use a lamp about your housc again. Dtrr~nTt-nr. OF FArnIr.n MATritrw 1s TYrr PRserrre.-Ans izr'mense crowd collected a. ound tlie wa'-f to see Fatheor Mathsew osfi in hes P.teiie, wvhich sailed to-day at 12 o'clock. rite m'.nlItitude cheered veheinently for the senerable ol mats, who asppensred oi the poop ift the ship wvith Ihis hat, o(, wvaving it in re -wrni:i.n of the comapliment.-Newv-York Ileraild.8t~h inst. A ma;K:r. w~hso lately removed t o Wiscop sin writes to hsis brother in Massnahsetts, that the seetioni where lhe resIdes is in a highly pirosperouss condition, ie as that hut one tailusre hsas ever occurred isn Isis cousi ty.nnisd in thant ensse the man paid one hun,~ clred and twenst y-tive cents ont a dollar ! A arENTuy. heart is like ripe fruit, wrhichi bsends so low that it is at the mercy of every one who chooses to pluck it, while the lbar rier fruitsa keen out of th. re.,..