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1 DaZcnrrir 4 1ral DeJir is !Bonitru1g~s rs oii trald htligntc, %ithravtr, i1diti , Enwprarnw, 9Ltiru tture "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of ertles, and if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins." F. DURISOE, Proprietor- EDGEFIEL S. C., JUNE 24, 1852. VOL. - THE END OF LIFE. 3Y MS. R. s. rNCHOLA. "He lived all the nuniber of his years, and the were three score and ten." . An old man sat by the window, For the spring was drawing nenr, - Anal the corpse of dead old winter Inad gone to the tomb of the year! The sunlight soft and unclouded, Streamed in o'er the oaken iltor, And fretted with gobl the dark panels, Quaintly carved in the ancienat door. - The han.le of the 01.1 man trembled, Ilia beardl was frosted and thin, Anl chill as the heart of December, Wias the heart that was toiling within: Like embers hltf queneled and dying, - On a desolate hearth at night, Burnt the ashes of life in his lnsom, As he sat in the spring's clear light. lie looked on tihe oting buds swelling, Anil a tear o'er hIs wrinkles trnyed ; ITe thought of tihe wife of his boasam, Who slept in the valley's green s::de; He thoughlst how her steps had faltered, blidway of the journey of life; And how ton death's boom Ohe rested, When weary and worn with strife. The forms of 1is innocent elbilaren She nightly hal foiowed in prayer, And laid con the soaft lap of slumber, With tender and monttherly care, Rose up in the vild naana's visitn HIe sav thant one tired and slept, Like a lknib by the side of ts mother, Where the willow leaned over and wept. One son ha:0 wandered fram virtue; The father in spirit had vearned To grant hitm - ,e s :V1! l-:ssing, Buat the p vi,! v a::.e : A noth:r had0 wedtlehd wvih inm;:::non. And workl!'pred tle i'i.e of this world; And one 'neath the eross had enliste-d, And fuuht slharc its baner unfutaled. A .auehter the fairest ad dearest, In loveliness walked by his side, Nor envied tie it of her sistt rs, Who dazled in beauty and pride. Her voice was his heart's sweetest niuic, Wlen from the blessed volume t.e read,' Q-thriges thevalley oftlahadows,. all is afflition and sorrow, For all his niagivinas and grief For the night of doubting and darkness, UIe found in its pages relief; tis life had beetn heekt red wiah satiness Amal as it drew tetr taa at close, lie lonagedl far that hon:e af the weary, The laud of immnortal ref ose! Tiae 0lad man sat by the window, As tle sun dropped Idaw inl the sky; hlis spirit with silent rej'icing. Went up to the nansins aaa hi;h. - Anather greent hillock in suunner, Receivedl tie flap1tist tof dew, Alial dawn int the dust of the valley, iHe rests by the tenaer am true. 5" hct atic THE PI0-NIC, "Antd so Emaily Sauntdets is groing to our pic.atie to-morrow," saidV t1ry liowell, wvi'h a toss of the headI, as she satt gaas:-iping with severai of her :tetim:tianees. " Well, for mty part, i've a gre:tatmintd to staty away. A schtool teachecr is nto cott~mtn for me." " The netxt step will be," Satid mate of the group, that our kitchten girls will beL associa tinag n ithl us." " I wonder who asked hter," enquired an. othter one. "1 don:'t know," replied Mary [lowell ; " brother Fratak taold mte-" As she spoke thte panrlor door opened, and a hansdsomed yontg an about five anid twen-. ty entered, exehatiing "What is it that yaou have to say, atbout m-e ? Glood dayv, laidies. I hetard my natme as I patsse~d tharough the hatll, attd stepped upa to see what yotu Utrson coutld be plattitng So many pretty girls cannttot get togethem withouat mischtir ." He laughed ats he spoke,. anti his fatir an ditorts laughed too ; for Frantk laowell was a general fiavotrite, beintg as amiatble anid tal eted ats he wa1s gotod lookitng. "We were plottintg nto treason," replied his sister, " but wrondetitng who had intvited Emtily Santders to the pie-ntie to-morrolw." "It' was a friend of mine," said Frank promtujtly. " Ah, there von nmtst excuse me. All I cat say is, that liite mpself, hec is one or tht .miantagers, atnd hats lull authority to ask wtha heo pleases. But what obijectioni to Mis Saunders ?" "She's nothing but a schiool-teacher" re torted his sister ctotempttuously. "Oh, that's it, is it ?" sid Frank, an thtere was a sarcastm in htis tone, as he pra eeeded(. a" A sch',a' te!chn is ma aefita, enfogh.~ fr mty fia: haldy oa a si.der-is ta, ignto at, I suappose, andt cant't, converse a wvell as her compa~nions. It is too hate, sin ter mine, to preventt her going, but I can tel my frientd the Seate of thte ease, tad, :as b is depaarately ins love with Miss Saunatderi perhaps he wotn't regret beitng compelled mnopojize her for htimself. Of coursa * rios'e of you, I suppose, will speak to her. "No, no," said several voices, whto owners dlid not care tao sink ins Franik's opai ion, and whlo sawv that he was, itt part, tf chmamtpion of Miss Saunaders, " no, no, thn -would be rude. We will be civil to her, cei tainly." , "But she wtill not lbe welcome," sa Frank, looking round the circle, "that y~S .tain to perceive. H owever, ladies, as tf mnittion has been girens, I amn gladl to se tb.,t ther inna disposition to insult her. It rather odd, though, that in this republican country, an amiable younig lady is shunned by her sex because the misfortunes of her family have compelled her to teach school for a livelihood.' And, with these words, he bowed all round, and left the room. His hearers were in consternation. Such sentiments they had never before heard urged so boldly; and many, who courted Frank's good opinion, regretted that they had allowed their antipathy to Alis Saun. ders to be seen. The conversation, accor dingly, grew tame; one by one the ftir gos sips dropped off; and before long, Mary Howell was left alone. It was just after sunrise, on the following morning, that Emily Saunders stood before the looking glass, in her small, yet neat little chaner, completing her toilet for the pic inie. Her dress was at virgin white, and she was placing in her bosom a moss rose bud, the norning gift of her partner for the day, who was waiting below. A blush was on her cheek, for it was the first token she had ever received from the gentleman in ques tion ; and the modest girl, who had never vet acknowledged to herself the preference she felt for him, was in a flutter of surprise and pleasure. 1er agitation compelled her to remain longer belore her glass than she had intended; but having finally composed her spirits, she tripped lightly dowtn. All that Frank had said the day before in her favor, was more than borne out by the truth. Her father had once been a mer cbant, and considered rich; but the dishon esty of others had ruined hint, and soon af ter lie died of a broken heart. The mother was not long in following. In this crisis Emily showed what a heroic woman can do. She resolved to support, by her own exertions, her little brother and herself; and this, though some cousins, her nearest rela lions, offered her a home. But she knew the tender had been grndgingly made, and her spirit was too h to aeeept unwilling charity. Accordiiigl. having heard that the school at Chesnut village was vac:tnt, she had applied for the situation, received it, and removed from the eitv. Though most of her fiends, moved by narrow prejudices, descited her, there was one who did not. This, strange to say, was a gentleman. lie had known hert when site was a courted heiress, and wheii lie, a coim parative stranger in the city, where lie wa pUrsuinig his studies, had beeni a guest cour teons!y welcomed at her father's house. He. was now a sitceessful. young physician, tances. In fact, the dignity and courage I with which she met misfo:tulle, exalted her I intinitely in his estimation. Ile vi.ited her i before she left the city, and, as an old fIiend, solicited the pleasure of occatsitnaly writing to her-a request which she could not or l did not refuse. I In reality, thongh there was nothing of love ill thiese letters, they soon become in Iiiiitelv dear to Emily's heamt. The noble franikness with which her father's old ae qua:intance stood by her when every one else seinshlylI neglected her, toutiched' her in expresilbly ; and belore site even stispected her daLinger, she was deeply inl love. The idea of his miarrvimg her was dismissed at once, when she came to discover her weak. ness. M1anmy a bitter tear that discovery ennse'd her. fut within afew days her heart had been filled with strange hopes. Her correspon dent had come down to Chesinut v'illage on am visit, hatd caltled on hter, and had given tier an inivitation to the pie-nic projected for the first of June. And now, on this morning, lhe hadtc brotnght a moss-rose hnd, fresh wvith dew, and sent it Ut) to tier while lhe waited bielowv. lHe was, she knew, too sincere to dleceive tier, and surely ht' was aware of the meaning of the sweet toker. What wonder that shte blushed and was embarrassed, when, on entering tthe little parlor, her visitor rose with a sieI, which was succeeded wvith a glaince from his fine eyes, as lie saw the ap. propriattionu to which she had made of his "ift. [ Ie camei forward with an enthusiasm uin usual to him, and taking both tier hands in his, said " You look like an aingel, Enmity." lie haduu never spoken ini this way before; anud Emily, confused and agitated as she was, stole a gtance at his face, to see if he could te mn earnest. There wats no dloubt. ing the meanig of thait took. Love, dtevo ted love, sthotne out of those tine eyes, fromi the very souil of the speaker. "Yes," he cointintued, stealing htis right arm aroundt that steinder waist, whlile Eiiy, tremblhing with hiappintess and surprise, was fain to. Ieain ott himn for suptport, " yes, dear est. you look like an angel, and are onme; anid if yoti cani stoop from your height to love one so little worthy3 of it as me, wvhat bliss wilt be mite. I have loved you almtost since I first began to write to you, but would nt impose upon y'our geiterous permission to correspoind, to reveal nmy sentimnents. I had asked to write to ynu siimply as a fi iend ; and to hiave wi itt as a lover would hatve been a breach of my~ implied pronmise. So, as I could not endure suspeinse anmy longer --as every letter I received from you ex iitted more of your rare qualities of head anitd heart, I camie down here to knowv my fate. You are silent. Ams I then to deC. 5spair C" lit fact, though Emtity had, at first, leaned Ion him for support, she had, recovering tier strength as tie proceeded, raised her head, anid at his last words, had eveii glided from 'his embrace. But the tone of deep sadntess with which hie concluded mioved tier pity. She laidc ther hatnd on his arm, and looking e up smtilingly' iinto his face, said, -" Frank !" * It wa':s enough. F.aitk Howell, for it was5 t he, as the reader has perhajs suspected all -along, sawv sufficienit in those eyes and in that smtile to assure him that he need not tI despair; and putting his arm around her s again, tie not only drew her towvards him, but c kissed her, thouigh reverently as a brother o would kiss a tong-lost anid recovered sister. s Suddenly tho oh, wi.!ow, with whom Emily boarded, looked into the parlor to an nounce that coffee was ready. "I thought Miss Emily ought to have a bite, sir, before she went out," sai: the ok lady. " Thank you," said Frank, "it was ver3 considerate; you take good care of this deai creature, I see;" he hardly knew what h( said, and was continually on the point ol betrayinag himself. "Your coffee is very fine. Do finish youm cup, dearest," this was said to Emily, who blushed and reproached him with her eyes. " But nov we must be off. I declare it is striking six o'clock, and we shall be the last on the ground." The widow saw them depart, and then stepped into her next door neighbor, where, to the wonder of all, she retailed the lover. like expression of Frank, winding up by declaring that " he was going to narry her dear Emily-she was sure o it-and cer tainly a sweeter wife ie could not get, nor one tore worthy of him, riel and handsome though lie wvas. The neighbor hurried in turn, to tell her aequaintances; and thus before night, all the village heard that Dr. Frank HIowt1l was going to marry the seliool. mistress. Meantime the pie-nic went merrily off. On the way to the fine old woods, inl which the party met, Frank told Emily that he wished to keep their engagement secret till the ensuing day. " You will meet my sister here, ant I wtish her to see and know you, before she hears or your being allianced. It will embarrass you too much to have the announcement to day." " Yes, yes, dear Frank, wait till to-mor row. You'll spoil the day's pleasure if you tell all." The decided langunge of Frank, on the preceding afternoon, had created a re-action in Emily's favor. The sensible portion of his hearers, on reflectioni, had seen the folly of their prejudices; and even his sister, who was nn excellent creature in the main, though a little spiled by flattery and passion, was sorry for having expressed herself so deci dedly. When all the gentlemen but Frank had arrived, it became evident that he had meant himself, when lie spoke of a friend; ind there was no little consternation among some of the fair guests. His sister, at first, was annoyed to find that Frank, on his own -oufession, was more than half in love with school teacher; but as she loved Frank learly and valued his opinion highly, she dlways came round in the end to his opin ime Frank arrived, Mary was prepared to )e riot only civil to Emily, but to like her f possible. We need not say that Mary did like Emily. No one could help likiiig the sweet girl un ess prejudice closed the eye of reason. Be lore the day was half over, Frank had the nexpressible pleasure of seeingi his sister aod betrothed walking with thitir arms iround each other; lary evidently charmed with her nw acquaiitance. It was a happy, happy day. The spot vad been judiciously selected, in an open bit If forest land, through which a lucid stream, 'resh fron the neighboring hills, wound ii and out between the verdant turf. Tlhe onpany soon broke up into pairs, some wandering off alone, some sitting by the brook, and others grouped in little bands here and there. When the diaaner hour uaane, all gathereti together ugain, and while the ladies sat on the grass anad wer'e served, the gentlemen uniloade'd the hamaper, or lean. edon their elbowv helping their fair partneras. That ev'eniang Mairy Howell, whean she reached home, heard of her brother's en gngement, anad to, the surprise of the narra tur, wthao land expected to see her quite in dign mnt, answered, " Frank has a right to choose for hinmself. [Jo and I are alone in the world, so there are no parents to please, as for me, 1 have met Miss Sauanders to-day, and already love her as a sister. Shae is worth a score of the nmere butterflies of fashioni, with w~haom I say it with shame, I have conasorted too mnuch. But I will make her my model hereafter, and try to be amore worthay the esteem of' the good." And she kept her wvord. When Frank carried his beautiful bride to the city, Mary necompaniied them; anad soon, with such a brighat examplle of womaniho ad befoae her, became cured of her faults. In turn shec mrarried a rising young lawvyer, and is niow~, with haer sisterini-law, one of the leadlers in the most refined cirple in thec metropolis. CrAlA CTERISTICS OF THE LOVE OF SEF The love of self' induces a colitmual ten denicy to self elevationa, by wvhich our wor ship is rendered external, dwelling on the lips more than ini the heart; it is attended with too strong a desire for the favorable issue of our own untdert'akings, with little depenadenace oan suprenmo aid, allowing the fluctuating events of time to obscure, anid almost to annihilate, our propects of eter nity. T1he love of self will induce us to think but little of otherse, by giving too much iam portance to our owvn conacernas; will excite secret murmurs and keep alive anxieties f'or the future of our wvorldly condititon; wvhile innumerable opport uities of doing good are neglected, wihieh there is not suffic'ientI attentionl to discover, nor animiationa to promnote. The love of self will lead us to delight ii self applause, anti by over-rating wvhat wa do for others, to forget wvhaat God has doni for us. 'rhe love of self will lead us to admira the works of our owvn hands; bringing those events which Providence guides, int< the narrowv cirele of hais owan pruadeance, the selfish man continually, though silently repeats-H ave not I dlone itt The love of relf will blind us to ou own imperfections, and fill our imagination with fancied attainments, and while wi arrogate to ourselves that goodness whic. alone belongs to God, we shut the doo against its influence, and reduce the divin law- to a rule of mere outward decoruma. -h e no certain posses sion, ut hle ng to its ow great i ness, is contin xposed to the pain o I wounded -pride abortive endeavor; i is the source ard idolatry, and o. every false se 4); its pursuits end in daily disappoin here, and its future prospects. are. "Obscured. In persona. ara nce, Marion presens outr ikin;. ' to most of the ollicer illou arn "curious fact, that the generals o t'e Post grade, in bothi ar. flues, duriii. volutionary war, aver agred nearly xpdred pounds in weight. But Mirion ?.very :small man, and of diminutive pro on in every eday. ;ie was not oinly' it but remarkably thin. is countenai. s swarthy, and grave in its expressio" id ;his eye dark, solemn and Poetic. hely plai in his dross, and still plaitipc urs, lie did not strike a stranger ver orably. Reserved and silent, he seld olce except when ne essary and th p ressed his thoughlts in the most di d simple lnguge lie cguld conearlht peculiarities in creased the .-'hch his actions threw around him oubtless dded much to the icfluenean over his band. Cool and quiet,. h on the most desperate mnissions Wi excite men t-as calmily stormed throu e fight, and then i the same conpos mer drew of his t ren to their dar d lonely encampment. Seemed utte; stitute, of passion. Hle pesse revenge nor thirst for thse motIi. glory, nor 1' eitement, nor desire of Money orpo He showed no fondness or te a46bstemious as a her. mit. Eed bsman had no infhaence over iha> Inoved amid the turbulent scenns ar like one whose mia d is wholly abso ione great object a et to be accompl :.Drnkiff hhis e inegar and water-ea 'keep ainy ian thin eating his co oniiny, or. rice-with the trees for his u, and the swaips for his retreat, lie Rehimself upon our affnec ticins uaid !imith a firmnless niothing canl shake... rtimes and among rough and doist sbe retained all his delicacy of rfined tistes, and sm r pulous virt orbit o his own; he like Vasllato bey nd the inflence of others aid- fr e fro s the comton frailties own With ron ft een the hopes of tothi .d lnl enampet State, h'o stil A if tuted on to ficep alive the waiii slasa d f prtieiein or the hearts or the inhabitants. Dmndin ' his tnen to hin bjy love rather thai by coitments, Io diould let the disand to their hoes, no security bt their single promise to return. Yet that pmie was never broken; and t e love those sterii hearts-bore him, is one of the miost touching incidents in his career. As a parisan leader, harion ind no equal. One cannot point out a deect i huim, nor sugest a sininge good quality aich lie did not posses. To sleepless, tireles vilatce, he added n energy mind pemsever. trce that nothing could shake, and to bravery, which never deserted him, a !rT dene andarre ihy a simigle rash act. Pro voked into no haste, benuiled into 11 pro craistiatin, urnatcd by success, undis. c ourfged by dteat, le baffled every lr of his pursuers to take him, and kept the field othersd ird of reedo fromhi athe contnnon bWaithobjc aant eenic the hopesho Statee atll thiredortn t hep aliver waingse flameorpt-is, r thoe hers or tfhe inhaants.o Maiondn becmena spolhnord wiv therhmm thao b co mmandsp the ou lden id fgthe thean toris kn thei homenosecrt bsuo the singeprse y byturn. Yet stean pom isefoes lievte pbroken; and ithiv sthosen artne him, isn lieo the imosi strokiginent f hise Noarecauio colAsap paris eneraion lae and concalmene funsno seuintyou agdeiect is hed rifolpes. He seepmlresi torls thviace, errore stricenrgyals andvr wne they deedthsclde sakes, liedwas bawayh nearesr Adyeseted him a vicesu lic umred erie carsingerash Not fero wase ino nohse hscogue, ind no cru elnt inaiiu hate byrc osces., Nih thred baiy ofeienemenr he treldevrypa sohihs pureds colprvke himp te fild jine-ve mie clamos fs Fown oln frm the ol patr fitegrity daren to th bexcaes lhe askect noaistarhiof the plunder, adireveueda tevr litse posesse neve diae hisgl selrps, psornrkehs-pwr Thei atriotismrias purae a slo rd i wthchater;conjufrehi supteg rpians, lie neignthe etors eetedt remuess-on Hs ontry heampsd bete dtyand selife, andhsf libe thseaert byn tnigt hil could esae onisrt ese.tn Welthc, rank, oeaefrihnoscrty allsikbeetiontryis clad ims. He seemed omatntisng bt the inraterror Hsriken sloyalsts;en. alwas folearsAn et, ort of i. Bol fles hs-truie-as ateih r. Nof daert they mingsed aroun him withge an faio aiu eoticompaniedcits fiere admitio ne the raintyoflisgenermules o the follo son eoirend youl voewi tod in-h street, peremunable to dweide hs jus ou fro "Ee at ov e"rt. ien tonesno apolog, fthe glokeoud not the pwunder drawtif o g shaels ansin 3heniu companiosmows puo as lady yochoultr;ad ao hs Whferng agntlesses bos onr h lad beter comany hiwlife adbo rywaweae to him inhantuln tigeseout upear bode you th rnk, Seas saoet anokll snbeath is coutry' ah c alist ad ho emd ai t nothngywhe rts lntress ie is l ~o- twlom soren.tb tsh osed rondhimkithb a fithwu an~ caor aove. WHO I GEERAL PIECE. As this is the great question of the day, (says the New York Express) we give the I following brief sketch of his life, drawn up I by one who is evidently a very friendly bi ographer: General Pierce is a son of the late Ben jamin Pierce who fought in the revolutionary war; was high-sheriff of the county of I Hillsborough, in New Hampshire, aid war i Governor of the State in 1827 and 1829. 1 Frank, as his son was called, enjoyed the i advantages of a high education in the neigh. horing colleges. General Pierce is therefore of a good c stock, and he has proved himself a worthy c scion of that stock. He was horn in Hills borough, New Hampshire, and is now about forty-six years of age. Frank Pierce was brought up to the pro fession of the law. He now follows the IJ gal profession, and it is estimated that he realizes by it about $3000 a year. He re sides at Concord. in his personal appear. ance he is of middle height and size, and of good address. He was elected a member of Congress on the democratie ticket in 1833, and as re elected in 1835-thus serving four years in the House of Representatives while quite a young man-namely, from 1833 to 1837. s He had previously been a member of the b Legislature of the State, and Speaker of the b lower House. While a member of the v House of Representatives in Congress, he h was elected a member of the United States fl Senate for the term of six years, commenc- C ing in 1837; but resigned in 1842, the fifth e year of his term, atid returned to the prac- S tice of the law. His colleague in the United States Senate from 1837 to 1841, was Henry , Hubbard, who was succeeded by the late Levi Woodbury. Upon the accession of Polk to the Presi- te dential chair, Mr. Pierce was offered the Attorney Generalship, but declined it. He said lie harl no desire for public office, and ho would never consent to leave his home for any purpose unless to serve his country in war, and that in some case of necessity. I At that time, Col. Ransom, who was Presi. m dent of the Military Colle'ge in Vermont, M wanted a commission in order to fight in the Y1 Mexican campaign. Mr. Pierce, who was i a warm friend of his, wrote a strong letter co of recommendation of him to the cabinet at Y( Washington, urging them to appoint him to the command of such troops as might be hI raised in New England. The reply of the .Pl government was, that the equest could not of of .4manld~Jith.i~tPnJtPlIQto-ena I l man. That man was Mr. Pierce himself. " But lie will not take it," said Col. Ransom. h "But he must take it," replied the cabinet. fi Mr. Pierce was inimnediately offored the a Colonely of the New England regimenit,and L 0L was induced to accept it, and Col. Ransom pi was appointed Major of the same regiment. d, 0 e Before the regiment was raised, a vacancy l occurred in the office of Brigadier General sl of the Third brigade, consisting of the Ninth, sI (New England regiment,) the Twelfth, raised ti in Texas, Arkansas, and other Southern I States; and the Fifteenth raised in Ohio and d Wisconisin. lie was appointed to this of. sJ fice; and the other brigadier generals ap pointed at tho same time were Thos. Mar shall, Joseph Lane, James Shield.;, George Cadwallader, Enos D. Ilopping, Caleb Cush ing, and Sterling Price. Ile was supeiin- si tendent of the recruiting service, and took 1] an active part in raising the troops. r1 T0e commission of General Pierce was N dated March 3d, 1847. H~e took command it ot 2,500 men, and reached Vera Cruz June si 28th, 1847, which shows that he was not tI asleep. H e joined Genieraml Scott's army, at Q Puebla, in July, 1847. He was engnged ini o the battles of Contr-eras and Churubusco in tl August, 1847. le was twvice injured in ti these actions by falling from his horse. hi When lhe reaebed Conitreras, lhe met Gen. ti Scott, and under him engaged in the battle u there. There was a deep ravino between ti the United States troops and the .Mexicans. g Thle eneimy was drawvn up at the other side d in the batmtle array, and wvith his batteries G placed. The order was giveii to charge and C outflank them. In charging down, the C round shot of the enemy was flying over o their heads aind plouging up the ground. - General Pierce cuttinig at them with his c sword, would say, " There, boys, is a game o of ball for you." In this charge his horse ( fell and rolled upon him. Hie w'as severely t injured and the horse was disabled. He 'I mounted another horse, and joined the fight. tl He suffered great pain all might, amid could t not sleep. The surgeon ordered him not to h1 go into the field next day. That night they a had laiin in arms, and the rain was terrible, v and the surgeon advised him to go back to b San Augustine, weore there wvas a depot ; but n he wvould not, ie determined- to go on to r Chuirubuseo. 1 A t a charge in this battle, both his brigade d and that of Gen. Shields were ordered to gel in the rear. He was again thrown from his horse with such violence that lie faintedf on the field. Afterwards, when the troops, coming up, wvanted to raise him, he toldr them to charge oni and he would take care of himself, though the Mexican Lancers were I thenm charging omn the spot, and towvards a cornfield. He commanded his troops to 4 charge them in. advance.1 After this battle an armistice was pro. posed, and Gen. Pierce wvas appointed one 1 of the commissioners. At the battle of Molino dr1 Roy lie rode : over the field, with bullefs flying -about him, I and was called off by Gen. Worth, wvho told I him he was rash. He wvas at the battle ofI Chapultepee ; and wvhen the victory declared for the stars and stripes, the South Caro linians and the Ninth regiment, which hadI fought together at Churubusco and Centre-. mas, met.- T[heir blood had mingled in one common stream, and the Palmetto regiment showed its valor by the number of' its men that lay dead on the field. -General Pierce l addressed them and said, here the extrenie North and South. had met together, as comn I mou sons of. the,4wo~ous iMnion4rnet to rmgatain .J gts- .aDd.phold. its thonor. Th'ea attlues ha cementod the union of North and South, and he hoped they would be forever united. Nine cheers were then given for the Palmetto regiment, which were oudly responded to; and the same compli nent was returned by the Carolinians to the Vankees. After this battle he resigned his commis ion and came home. The state of his iealth continued very bad all the time he vas in Mexico. He was on the best terms vith General Scott, and General Scott often nvited him to dinner. On returning to Concord, he continued his iractice of law; and has been in private life ver since. He is married, and has three hildren. WHo 1s WLLr.utXtUFUs Kixo. Hon. William Rnfus King, the Democrat candidate for the Vice-Presidency resides t Selma, Alabama, and is now President of be United States Senate over which body e presided in the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth nd twenty-sixth Congress. He is a na ve of North Carolina, is about sixty five ears of age and has never been married. le is, we helieve the same William R. King ,ho was a member of Congress from North 'arolina, from 1811 to 1816, inclusive. On the admission of Alabama, as a State, e was chosen one of the first United States enators therefrom and took his seat in that ody in 1819-continued to represent Ala. ama in the Senate for twenty-five years, z: from 1819 to 1844. In the latter year 3 was appointed Ambassador to France, ad represented the United States at that ourt, until 1849, when he returned to his iuntry, and was again elected United States enator from Aaama. Mr. King is of the Southern Rights school politics, and did not agree with the Union irty of the South in their movements. It ill be seen, however, by the following let r from him to Capt. Scott, of Virginia, that acquiesces in the Compromise: SENATE CHAMBER, May 20, 1852. SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge the ,ceipt of your letter, and hasten to reply. have little expectation that my name will, you suppose, be presented to the Balti ore Convention for the high office to which ma refer; but, as I have no wish to with. >ld my opinion on any question of a public iaracter, I comply, without hesitation, to mr request. As respects the series of measures of the st Congress, commonly known as the Com omise, most of them are beyond the reach legislation; and although I consider some Sthem as most uniust toithe. South. I was. >lding 'States, who publicly took groun in vor of acquiescence, and I am gratified to id that such is now the determination of I the Soutfiern States. The Fngitive Slave iw was enacted to carry out an express ovision of the Constitution, and, therefore, >es not stand on the footing of ordinary iklatinn; and, should it s1o happen that I ould he placed in the Presidential office, I ould feel myself bound, by every obliga >n of duty, to negative any act for its re al, or so to modify or cbange it as would -stroy its ellicacy. With the highest re iects, I am your obedient seivant, WILLIAM R. KING. To ROBERT G. SCOTT, Esq. Tus SP'N151r GovrRNMENT.-From the ippression of the Diario de la Marina, in avatna, the recall of Concha, and other cent acts of the Spanish Government, the ew York Herald draws the inference that has been taking into consideration the po tion, destiny, andl security or Cuba; and at under the good sense and influence of neen Christiamna, who is considered the w-ner of that island-they are preparing e way to dispose of the gem of the An lies to the United States, at eighty or a indred millions of dollars, or as mnuc-h as ecy enn get. fThey w~ant to smooth the ny to a good bargain, and are doing every ing, for that purpose, to coiiciliate thme nod feeling of the American people, and -aw forth a high price from the American overnmnent. The sudden removal of Gen. oncha-the arrival of a new Governor ini nba- the suppression or disapproval both f the Diario de la Marina and the Cronica -hithterto so very savage against the Ameri an people and Governmeit-are all parts f the same grand scheme, instigated by tueen Christiana for the purpose of getting te best price for Cuba at an early day. 'hat beautifuil diplomnatist has found out iat she can make more moiiey by selling to island, than by the revenue she could ope to receive from it hereafter. She has number of very fine young daughters, who 'ant large fortunes; and the sale of the iland to the United States, for a hundred iillions of dollars, would enable her to mar y them off to some of the princes and royal loods of Europe, with great elat and splen or. OUTRAoE.-A frieind from Fauquier in armed us of an outrage in Loudoun a few ays Eince unparalleled in this day of out age and wrong. A young man from the Corth, a graduate of Yale College, and of ighly reputable connexions, was engaged s a teacher in that country. He became namored of a beautiful young girl in the eighborhood, with wvhom he eloped and narried at Washington. The young lady mad many suitors, who being greatly enraged tt thus being ontwitted by a Yankee school naster, determined on revenge. One of hem went to WVashington and invited the >ridegroom and bride to his house and sent is carriage for them to some point on the ailroad. Tn returning, the carriage was v'aylaid, the man dragged from the side of is wifu and despite her screams and implo -ing appeals for mercy, he wvas hound hand md font and beat until life was nearly ex ~int.-[Frederick Maryland News. Ax Irishman who bad just landed, said Lhe first bit of meat he ever ate in this country, was "a roasted potatoe, boiled yesterday; and if you,..do not believe me, I saiushow it to you, for I have it in my pocket now. . SoxETHING.NovI,.-Meisrs. Killian, Fry' & Co. received ai order,'a feiw days are from Charleston- for. six groce oftp Their wonder was immense;. t adthe that a hoax was being played off, foreci itself upon their minds. 'After exic ging notes with the party (who made'the'order it was found to be a verity, and they forthwid entered upon the manufadture bf eight hun-* dred and sixty-four popjunsf ,orthe lads of. Charleston to use in the propulsin of Chinsd berries. We think b.henoto6ie . of Con: necticut will soon be awared theland 40 chivalry.-[South Carolinian. VERDICtT Iw A GANmLING Cin.--An iln teresting ease-was decided in the New York Superior Court,-on Thursday. It was the ease of John Taylor vs. Shirlock' Hillman, to recover $3,500 paid by Taylor' toHillmans for a gambling debt. This isooe of the id stances where ruin great afnd'lnimediate'hasy been brought on by a propensity for gam bling. Taylor got with-his wife- 07,000; he borrowed $1,000, and by'gambling failed for $15,000; lost an extensivo comb estab lishment, and is now a, cartman in New York, earning 01 per day. Verdict" for, plaintiff in -the full amount claimed. SINGULAR INCIDEr.-About two. years. and two months ago, (says the-New Orleans' Picayune,) Judge B. Barre, of Freeport, and President of the Common-Council of that city, died at Biloxi -of consumption. He was buried there in the sand,near the salt, water. Yesterday his rentains were brought' to this city,'having been disinterred by the Odd Fellows for burial in Larayetto. The coffin was opened, and the bodywas found' in a state of perfect preservation. Therez was not the slightest trace of decomposition. REvENXCE FOR THE SABBATL.-In the year 1258, at Tewkebuuy,-.&aertain Jew, one Saturday, fell into a cesspool, and would not allow himself to be drawnout-on a Sa turday, on account of his hierenee forth. Sabbath. Richard de Clew,-Earl of Glou.' :ester, would not allow him tobe drawn- out )n the following day, beingSnday, because >f his reverence for Ai. Sabbath.. And so lie Jew died.-[Chronicles of London. CounT oF E rr.--The outof Equity :or Sumter District closedi gsng on Sat. irday last. Several cases ipnrAt were ried during the terma uraewA~hancellor, Wardlaw, presided. with thie 'ignity aid ,ourtey-which;bomsthisbigb - which heitAme i A Crrtaiern.-" Old~ Bumblebee" was ;he cognomen of Mr. T---- of Newbu. -yport; he gained the title from the fact of ,is catching a bumblebee one day as he was hliingling his barn, and in endeavoring to de. -apitate the insect with his hatchet, cut off he ends of his thumb and fore-finger, letting lie bee go unharmed. Other mishap: hap. ened to the old codger upon that barn. In )ne of his abstractions he sl.i:agled over his ;pare hatchet; and cutting a small aperturb n the building to let in a little daylight, this nan actually inserted a wooden pane as be. ng eoonomical andnot liable-to be brokpn! Jnele T-, in one of his obliviousi 'reaks, nailed his left arm so firmly betweent wo boards of a fence he was putting up, hat he had to call for help to get extricated rom his self-imprisonment. He once put a )utton on a gate instead of the post. But. he rarest freak of all was when he ran bhrough the streets wilh his lhands about biree feet asunder, held up before him, beg. ;ing the passers by not to disturb him, as he bad got the measure of a doorwvay with him! [Boston Post. THE Boston Post tells of a man in Maine, who kept a grocery store, and when he sold a pint or a half a pir't of rum, he wvould al ways put his thumb in the ineasure-an enormously large thumb-and at the end of twenty years' practice, he esteemed that he had sold his thumb for at least five thousand dollars, and had it left, after all. What an old soaker it must be. APPLYING A TRxT.-Tbe sharp nosed gentleman who loils in the Suffolk office' arm-chairs, during the forenoons,.was on accosted by a half-tipsy, stammering fello with the question, " Pray t-tell me, sir, d.didn't you c-co from a rich neighborhood I" " Fellow, what mean you I" " Why, the So-seriptures say that the rich grind the f-faces of thie poor~and I that they have g-got yours dowo~ to a s pint." A JoKE CRAr,Y QUAIFIES-Punc says: " The danger of abolishing the p perty qualification for members of the Par liament is this-that if some of' dur legial tors were to he without their propert3 qual fication, they would have no otheriualifica tion whatever." LAZINEss grows on people;i it begins i cobwebs and ends in iron chains. 'The mo business a man has the -more he is 'able accomplish; for he learns to economise time. THE Albany Knickerbocker says, it is' popular delusion to believe that- beeauso dandy's straps are drawn tight .upon h trowsers, that they are going to lift him in respectable society. " MusIC and drawing taught herel as man said when he was pulling an un hand-cart through the streets. " Do unto others as youx wouli others should do unto you," said Q o buck whilst soliciting a young .Iadjp him. QuxI.s are things that snou e~I taken from the pintions ofono spread the o-pinions of nothe D o ~waplills andllod n lens-wrap them in a ' msag ,pae steel is injured bing'mrn