Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, July 21, 1852, Image 1
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W. F. DUJRISOE, Proprietor EDGEFIELD' .Jd, ULY 21, 1852. VLXVII -NO. 271.
THE WAY TO BE RAVE.
SmP.A kindly to that poor old man;
Pick up his fallen cane,
And place it gently in his band,
That he may walk-again:
His blinile too, replace with care
Beneath his trembling arm;
Brave all the taunts that you may hear,
To give his life a charm.
A braver deed than scorners boast
Will be your triumph then
A braver deed than annals tell,
Of some distinguislied men:
Yes; kave that thougltless, sneeringerowd,
Dare to be good and kind,
Then let them langh, as laugh they may,
Pa on: but never mind.
Pass on: but think once more of him,
The wreck that you have seen;
Iow once a happy boy like you
lie sported-on the green;
- A cloudless sky above his head;
The future bright and fair,
And friends all watching o'er his couch,
To breathe atTection's prayer.
Put al, the change! Ie wanders now,
Forsaken, lone and sad
Thrice blessed is the task of those
Who strive to make him glad.
Speak kindly to that poor old nian,
Pick up his fallen cane,
For that will case his burdened heart,
And make him smile again. C
S
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR US ALL TO DO. c
Tur.aK:'s something for us all to do,
fn this great world of ours ;
There's work for me, there's work for you, e
Ieaven sends no idle hours. ti
We have a mission to perform,
A post of trust to ill ; f
Then rouse the soul, and nerve the arm, ti
And bencdtlhe lofty will. S;
Fame mty not grave our names in brass U
Or monumental stone, "
-But virtue's trophies far surpass
What heroes ever won. C
ci
There's something for us all to do, n
Whate'er may'be our lot; cc
From jewel'd royalty unto
The-peasant in his coL bt
* :There'cigoranee with. erime to stay, th
13es3li -w vant to ensway,
And'hopes brighi beams to shed. o
And not a man in this wide earth,
Who holds the Christian creed;
But may hand down some deed of worth, se
The yet unborn may read. ba
sa
FRANK BURNETT, D<
THE CHAMMON OF TIlE MALDONADOS. in
A Story of the Cuban Invasion. is
ill
BY 8. G. RLAYMOND. tul
it wanted yet two hours of snncet, on a to
clear sunny afternoon in the month of Octo
ber, 1849, that a young man might have SP
been seen reclining at full length upon the finl
ground, under the grateful shade of a inajes- ill
tic cedar, which grewv upona the very edge hg~
of a yawnin'g chasm, in one of the monn- Pe
tain passes, some half dozen miles fromt the les
be~iutiful town of .Alvarez, which lies nearly
twenty miles distant in a south-easterly di. foi
rection from the city of .Matanuzas. ne
A port-folio, and materials for drawing, he
together with several beautifully executed stt
sketches of wild mountain scenery, wvhich wI
lay scattered upon the ground near the roots p0
of the tree, gave uanistakcable evidlence the
that if the young man was not an artist by tht
profession, be certainly possessed no mean
skill in drawing, and might have won an en-| w
viable reputation as a landscap~e painter. ey
For more than an hour he had lain there : sw
with his head pillowed upon a moss-grown |int
root, and apparently lost in a fit or deep lip
musing, when he was suddenly aroused by dit
the loud report of a gunl, fired at a little dis- sul
ta nce up the road or bridal path, which led tht
along the brink of the ravine. thi
Like the bound of the startled fawvn, the is
young main sprang to his feet, and as lhe in
stands there, in the attitude of listening, we ho
have a moment's opportunity to study his set
form and features. mi
You can see that he is slightly above the foi
medium stature, and of a fonn wvhose every ru
dlevelopment of muscle and w~ell rounded hiu
limb tell of unusual strength and activity. sic
Young he is, too; certainly not more than thu
three years can have passed over his head
since the important anniversary of his birth, wv
which numbered him in the ranks of man- thi
hood. H is features are strikingly handsome,,
and his clear brilliant complexion is much im
too fair for a native of this sunny clime; til
and then his light brown hair, silken in its ex
texture, and wavy in its glossy ringlets, as yJ
that of the famed Madonna, and the bright str
flashing eye of liquid blue, all give undenia- wi
ble evidence that he is not of the Spanish se
race. tui
For a single instant the young man stands. chi
and listens, and the next there is heard a It
scream as of a woman in deadly peull; and fre
a foaming horse dashes down the rocky path to~
wvith a female form clinging to the saddle. as
The frightened animal plunges madly on, thl
and is almost upon the brink of the black
gorge, wvhen he is suddenaly arrested in his wu
wild career and flung quickly back upon his th
haunches by the strong arma of the stranger ye
artist, who grasps the tightened rein? with frc
one band, :Mile with the other be lifts the he
lady from thme saddle so genitly, and with thm
such apparent ease, that lie scarcely seems g~r
to have called into action a single muscle of h
his powverful arm.
The rescued maiden stands there, and hr:
gazssio-dite wonder and admiration upon Hl
the noble .form and handsome features of m<
her gallant preserier, as' if she could scarely of
1b.lif tttia rm't1...iin, rathing world of
humanity held aught that so fully realized
her ideal model of manly perfections, while
the young stranger gazes upon the bright
being, whom his hand has this moment
snatched from destruction, as she stands
there before him in all the voluptuous out
lines of her wondrous beauty, as though lie
half believed that the glorious creature was
rather some exquisite picture of the imagi.
nation, than a being of more flesh and blood.
As yet, no word has been spoken by either;
but the tell-tale expression of each face is
eloquent of all the deep emotions that thrill
each beating heart, and hush each tongue
to silence, more expressive than impassioned
words.
But soon the spell is broken by the appear
ance of a part, consisting of some half dozen
cavaliers, and as many ladies on horseback;
who come sweeping down the rocky pass
and rein in their fiery steeds about the res
cued girl and her gallant saviour.
A tall, r.oble-looking man, whose hair and
thick mustache is bleached by the frosts of
sixty Cantabrian winters, flings himself from i
is panting horse, and snatches the lovely
bl
irl to his heart, while he turns an admiring
;lance upon the young stranger, who still I
iolds the foam-dripping bits of the impatient I
unaway in an iron grasp.
In a moment, the noble Spaniard qompre.
ends the deep obligation which the young I
tranger has laid upon him, in saving his only
hild from a terrible death, and releasing the
'lushing girl from his arms, he enbraces the a
iandsome artist, and pours forth his thanks v
Dr the gallant act so promptly performed. f
All-gay cavaliers, proud dames, and joy.
us laughing maidens-spring from their I
teeds, and gather around the half bewilder- h
d stranger, overwhelming him with thanks, n
nd proffers of regard and friendship. ti
All! No,'not all. There is one single ti
xception to the general outpouring of .gra.
tudee. t
A handsome officer, in the gorgeous uni.
rm of a Colonel in the Sp;maish army, sits n
aere upon his coal black charger, with a tl
ardonic smile curling his mustached lip, d
hile lie mutters between his clenched teeth, ir
Adrentuciro Americano ladrone !" vj
Every eye is fixed upon the handsome tI
olonel who sits there upon his splendid re
iaiger, and gazes upon the young stranger. -
ith all the malice of a fiend pictured in hi
uitenance.
Very calnly the stranger turns his deer
ruing eyes upon the swarthy features of
1 officer, and addressed him in pure Cas
*k wi F t 1ut iq~
!i have applied to me, sir Colhnel, comi
th bad grace from one who. is himself 1
ggar's foundling, and who owes his pre
it rank to his success as a leader of
nd of Castilian thievex, and his more tha
rage cruelty towards a few helpless wc
m, the unprotected wives and daughters ..
ne twen*ty unfortunate Carlist Officers in hii
) mountains of Toledo. You see I know or
nething of your history and character, fei
mi Mateo Aquino, sometimes a petty thief vih
Toledo. de
"That I am an American, sir Colonel, it en
my proudest hoast; there is no dishonor th
tie n1am1e; but as for the others, " Adven- w.
-er" and " pirate," they will apply better in
yourself." sE
" Malediction !" exclaims the maddened
aniard, springing to the ground, and ere re:
ari can be raised to stay his murderous tal
ent, his gleaming sword flashes in the sun- an
ht, and the next moment lie makes a des- int
rate lunge full at the heart of his defence- let
s enemy. d
Some three or four of the cavaliers sprang by
'ward to the rescue, but the brave stranger wvi
eds not their aid ; for leaping lightly aside the
avoids the fiatal thrust: avnd the next in-. gh
mt he grasps the asassin with one hand, co
ile with the other, he wrenched the weca- on
n from his grip, and hurls it hissinmg through D<
air full fifty feet from the cliff; down ito foi
black abyss. wi
For ten seconds hie holds the black-hearted is
etch there in his vice-like grasp, until his is
as protrudhe from their sockets, the veinas ny
ell out on his swarthy forehead like wvritha- Jo
serpients, and the convulsive quiverinig
s drawn back in his strangling spasms, nil
close the firmaly set teeth glistening in the pit
ilit like polished ivor. Still tighter, liti
it terrible grip closes upon the victim's so
'oat. 'Tighter, until the action of breathinig Ca
destroyed, and the Spanish officer wvrithes
horrible torture. For ten seconds he 1at
Ids him thus, as in the folds of a monstrous sic
pent; teni seconids, and then he flings the th<
serable wretcha from him with such giant ian
cc, that the noble steed, fromn which. the int
fian has sn recently dismounted, is nearly no
rled to the earth by the violent coneus- tir,
n, and the half strangled Colonel lays
~re insensible and helpless upon the ground. rol
Very quietly, the American turns to the sui
mdering group, and offers an apology for arn
s sudden exhibition of his temper. sha
" Forgive me. that I have beeni thus rude ba
the presence of ladies, but you heard the up
anta of yonder epauleted brute, and can
euse may warmth when I solemnly assure C<
u, that what I have charged him wvith, is A(
ictly true. I have myself served ini Spain sui
th the Carlists; and thougha but a boy of an
renteen ut the time, I was one day so for
vate as to rescue a noble lady from the wi
itches of this same villain, Mateo Aquino. an
was in one of the rugged passes not far aan
*m the little town of Goyza, in the mnoun- Ft
as of 'Toledo; and if I mistake not, there th<
a living witness present, wvho will attest ac
truth of what I assert." s
"Holy virgin !" exclaims a magnificent asi
man, so much in form and features like ati
lovely girl whomn the strong arm of the
ung American has so recently snatched tir(
in death, that you would at a glance take thi
r for an elder sister, "Dceos me salve," and is
beautiful- woman springs forwvard, and lei
isping the young man's arm, gazes into wI
Seyes; as if she would read his very soul. H<
" Yes-, 'tis he ! My brother ; this is the
we youth of whom I have often spoken. tni
i, who saved me from dishonor and death, er
ire than six years since, .in, the mountains *the
Spain." r
And there. beforo them all. the noble. tei
Spanish woman folds the American to her
heart, as if lie had been the dearest relative
she possessed.
" Is it possible f" you hear her exclaim,
as she releases him from the long and ardent
embrace; " Is it possible that he, who for
nearly a year we have known as 'Colonel
Alvaro Torres, is identical with the base
wretch who held me captive, and from whose
power I was rescued by this brave American,
then but a mere boy? Yes, it must be true;
and this is the reason that I have always felt
an undefinable dread, a vague horror creep
around my heart whenever he has been in
my presence. And this is the wretch, my
brother, to whom you would have givei your
beautiful Josefa."
"You are much changed in the six years
that has gone by, senor,.and I should scarce
ly have remembered your features; but your
name ias ever lived fresh in my memory."
" My friends, permit me to make -known
to you the youth who once saved me from a
fate worse than death-Don Franois Bur
iet. My brother, the brave mai who has
:wice within a few brief moments, rescued
four daughter from destruction, first from
his yawning gulf, and but now from a more
errible fate.v
The lady paused, and wami is the kindly
,reeting hestowed upon the brave American
ry the admiring group.
Will Don Francis accompany us to Al
arez where we pass the night I One of the
ervants will dismount, and provide you with
horse. Come, my friend, we must not
art thus."
The question is put and the offer made by
)on Francisco Maldonado, the father of the
eantiful Josefa, and the brother of the
iignificent woman who has recognized in
ie handsome stranger her boy champion of 1
ie Spanish mountains.
" Thanks, senor; I will, accept your invi- i
ition; but your servant need not dismount." I
And the young man disappears for a mo. I
ent behind a ledge of rocks, which skirts i
ie rugged path, and returns leading a splen
d animal, which, after collecting his draw. I
g materials, he mounts, and the little cav
,nde set forward towards Alvarez, leaving c
ie discomfitted Colonel just beginning to I
cover from the effects of the rough treat- r
I away amid a little rairy W....
singe and a variety of other tropical trees,
stooned with every species of creeping
ies and flowering shrub known in the gar
n world, you can discover throe persons
gaged in a low desultory conversation, as ci
!y recline there in the cool shade and
Lich the glorious sun, as he sinks to rest
the bright sparkling waters of the calm
epuig ocean.
As you approach the mansion, you will
idily recognize them all as old acquain
ices, at least, you have met them before, S
d I need not tell you, that the noble look- h
man in the wvhite linen jacket and broad
fed somb~rero is Den Francisco Maldona-.
;or that the magnificent w-oman, who sits ri
his side toying with an exquisitively
ought chain of mnassive gold, is his sister; u
lady Dorotea Maldonado, or that yonder
>rious creature, reclining-upon the velv'et
vered lounge, and gazing wiistfully out up
thme boundless expamnse, is the danughiter of
mn Francisco. The beautiful Dona Josefa,
more than three inonths the affianced
re-of the American, Francis Burnet,.who h
now in the United States, froi wvhence he3.
dlaily, hourly expected, when the ceremo- d4
will be performed that unites him to his
sefa forever. *i
Gradually, the soft twilight fades awvay,
~ht settles down upon the wvorki, and the m
zza of the beautiful mansion there in them
Ie garden wilderness bsy the sea shore, a
ne twelve miiles away to the westward of
rdenas, is deserted.W
Doin Francisco and his daughter, and the
ly Dorotea have retired wvithin the man
n. For more than two hours they sat
~re, and talked of " Frank," and looked a
patienitly out to sea for some vessel bound
o Cairdenas. But it is too late; lie will
t conme to-night; and so they have all re-tl
ad to rest. -. b
Slowly the hours glide by, and the full
md moon rides high in the heavens, when
idenly the inmates of the mansion are .
>used from slumber by the tramp of iron 3
id troops and the clang of sabre scab.
rds, as a troop of twventy dragoons gallop a
to the door and dismount.
The next moment, the voice of the ruffian t
lonel, Don Alvaro Torres, alias Mateo'
[uino, tihe bandit of Toledo, is heard
nmoning Don Francisco to open his doors,
Il surrender himself a prisoner. s
A brief space of time, and lights are seen p
thin the mansion, the doors are flung open, st
ri twenty grinm soldiers rush into the hall ni
ti throng the private apartment of Don c
ancisco Maldonado, wvho is informed by ti
Sbrutal Colonel, that he must prepare to tr
mompany him at once to Havana, to an-.p
er to the Governor-General for aiding and si
iisting the American pirates in their late w
ack upon Cardenas.
" Holy virgin!l" almost shrieks the beau
ml Josefa, w~ho at this moment rushes to
Sside of her half bewildered father ; " this
some foul plot to drag you hence, anda
are me at the mercy of the vile wretch a,
lose very pre-sence is a living curse. May
iaven protect me !
" Well argued, my proud beauty, you say pl
ly that you will be completely in my pow is
and your haughty father once secure in is
dungeons of. the Moro, there is little us
spect of his coming. hither again to in~
fere with our domestic affairs. la .
"But, stay!- this mn- i ay be more sa
tisfactorily arranged irymy men, to
the dining hall, and n:. e merry. with
wine till I call Iwo verse with Don
Francisco." '
"Now, senor," eil 'the murderous
wretch, as the lst 9 'o esi the apart
ment, "now I will po ;Oy terms. Few
words will suffie 'l vrery readily
understand me. Vol oiur promise, that
within twenty-fourhan ur-daughter shall
become my wifesni Idiers shall be
sent from the mansiona e."
Never! Sooner w ilie a thousand
deaths than- rendir ii ?nlychild~my
beautiful Josefi, tos- avillain."
"Then, I will not
"Live to consums ndre your black
heart has plannedif' in !a voice at
his elbow, that- rak 'Uilty Spaniard
start, as if stang by.' son.
Quick as thought ins seeks his sword
hilt, but the next insati li, as if palsied,
to his side; for - ho chamber, not
three feet fron iim;WA the young Amer
ican, the affiancedA - of Dona Josefa.
"What, ho! with" t the shout dies
on his coward lipsa"iF -sBurnet draws
a revolver from his i; and points it
within a foot of his foa d.
"Wouldst join you ve soldiers, Don
Mateo? 'Perhapsb tie ,id you may be
enabled to add mysel the number of
your victims. Come sen' t to the
dining hall."
Suddenly he flings open tie door to
in inner apartment, exc ing:
"Your brave drno -Colonel Alvaro
l'orres, alins-Mateo Aqui thief and mur
lerer! do you recogi"I. themI Really,
rou can scarcely rely ot "ur brave fellows
n your murderous ptpQr ' and the-young
nan points to twentyx ig figui-es, in the I
limily lighted saloot; o-i hasirkt46 while
iy the side of eic-se s a determined i
noking man holding U'ver- within six t
nches of his prisoiioq
"Down, villain sinks to his
:nees. At t
Deliberately, Frankli t takes a strong
ord from his pockeftalis the palsied
nibs of his captiveQ1' 4,ent strange
ien holwdis iix~m n th Valiant -t
A LOVRS XJBOhW.. d
There w'as two Sals, livih in. oer town- u
il Stebbins and -Sal -Bakbit; ;reaF corn fed. V
ie. Sal Stebbins hald lift a barrel of
tier out of-the, end of- a cart as quick as if
iotlier feller, and driukit.jtiw.* Sal Babitr e:
as so fat, she'd roll -one wayas well as a
)ther, and if anything, a little-easier. Well 11
husking, and-Iwent along r
ere was tor Sas aiiinou on
ith Sal Stebbins-erel-wa all the ges n
id boys settin' roundland I sot down ear s
it Babit, and. I'll bb drned if I did'nt kiss :
>r an if anythingat ieasier. Well r0
ereis wsh.or blused;ng, bod-Iwn rusond re
it uap Sbint there h-was althe s e
l ait ee dd'l se -ane. I thouhtt kss all
with me, and'-:sure- enough it was, for e<
lien I asked herif she would go home vi
ith me shie said: b
" No you needn't--trouble yourself nothin'
I 'biout it." I
" Well, if youde mnind to .get spunky I u
tess I can git a gal that w'ill lot me see M~
r hum. Sal Babryshall I- go -hum with N
"' Well," says 'she; " -I don't mind if you
Arter th~at Sal Stebbins married a-feller TI
our town, by the namne of Post-blind in lo
te eye and deaf in -one ear-jist to spite el
e, n pthin' else, so I thought: if she wvas a lo
ind to take a feller-that could'nt see or hear lit
ty tew well, I'd better let her slide ; so I
ent from hum, and WAS gone about three of
-four-five years! Yes, jist about five b'
ars, canse I know when [-zgot-:back she w
dl four little Posts. I went to e ee how a
o got along., She asked nie to'come in to
id set down, s6Altook a chair and squat- de
d; and we both- sqattted there together. lo
er -youklg ones -wasuall - runnin'-round on bj
e floor; -she pintedato themi and said, in a ar
'agging way, . - slI
" You see them don't- you."--- - of
" Yes," squintiniupone,/'- I- see they're all hi
it like thaeir daddy,-hlind in omns eye." fig
She was bilin dumplins at- that time and m
soon as she sawv nme-sbut pine eye, she th
t with a dumplinrand 1 t me have it in se
ther, which made medhtit up-a darn'd se
;ht quicker thans L vr did afore, and I ar
Lin't been in love slince that tims. .
W HesERNG .r IZoMPANrY.-This habit, sr
often indulged in by young ladies, in the se
-esence of friends or .strangers,- - savors q
rongly of rudeness, if niot .-of gross ig
rance. The vainesta being, 'the most con- bi
ited, or the mostiperfect suffers 'alikeunder ot
at emancipatione fromn the government of
se politeness.:- We- -cannot helg, though"
rtect we may imagine ur-selves, to con- h
ler our humble-self theo teme of a merry st
bisper, and -the pamin.rgngling :In -our
ounded --self-love -.Iiaves: a thorn ,which
oner or later -will strng'the aggressor; and -at
ove a thorn to theani Whispering in -the
'esence of- strangers taithout- some cogent a!
ology, is, thereforer.etatirely out of- place,
d ought to -be avoided, cost-aihat it-may. -
A J[OEMAKER' with~ of ly one - eye corn- w
ained the other,~ evenilng-that- one of his P
mps did not-barn. 'Oneiof:.iis-shopmates, p
ho is agenuine:son of~tlie Emei-ald Isle -gi
ith astoalishment exclaimed.: .b;
"Faithi,t and- what -do you want of two d<
mns. ye havn'thbut ne: eeR - sI
THE IRISHXAN AND TE DEACON.
A few months ago, as Deacon Ingalls, of
Swampscott, R. I., was travelling through
the western part of the State of New York,
he fell in with an Irishman who bad lately
arrived in this country, and who was in
quest of a brother that came on before him
and settled at some of the diggings in that
vicinity.
Pat was a strong, athletic man; a true
Catholic, and had never seen the interior of a
Protestant church. It was a pleasant Sab.
bath morning that brother Ingalls met Pat,
who inquired for the road nearest to the
church.
Ingalls was a good pious man. He told
Pat he was going to church himself, and
invited his new made acquaintance to ac
company him thither, his place of destina
tion being a small Methodist meeting-house
near by. There was a great revival there
at-that lime, and one of the deacois (who,
by the way, was very small in stature,) in
vited brother 1. to take -a seat in his -pew.
ie accepted the invitation and walked in,
followed by Pat, who looked in vain to find
the altar, &c. After he was seated he
turned to brother I. and in a whisper which
could be heard all around, inquired
" Sure, and isn't this a heretic church ?"
" Hush !" said Ingalls, " if you speak a
loud word they will put you out."
" Divil a word will I speak at all, at all,"
replied Pat.
- The meeting was opened with a prayer
by the pastor. Pat was eyeing him very
-losely, when suddenly an old gentleman
vho was standing in the pew directly in
ront of Pat shouted "glory."
" Hi-s-s.t, ye clear divil," rejoined Pat,
vith his loud whisper, which was heard by
he minister; "b e dacent and don't make a
>ackguard of yoursell."
The parson grew more and more fervent
n the devotions. Presently the deacon ut
ered an inaudible groan. " i-s-s-t, ye I
lackguard, have ye no dacency at all,-at
11 1" said Pat, at the same moment giving a
he deacon a punch in the ribs, whic caus. t
d him nearly to lose his equilibrium. The
iinister stopped, and extending his hand in
supplicating. manner, said, " Brethren, we r
annot be disturbed in this way; will some
-na.e kind enough to put that man out!"
" He had seen Mr. Webster during the ti
'y, and had conversed with him freely n
?on the nomination and prospects of the a
/hig party. Mr. Webster in that conver- o
tion acknowledged gratefully the attach- so
ent and devotion which his friends had c
dibited, both in the National Convention it
id since the nomination had been made. co
ut he said he did not see how any good G
sult could be attained by presenting his
ime any further to the country, and that tl
ie common duty now devolved upon us H
I-that, namely, or rallying to the support iin
'the candidate regularly nominated hy the
presentatives of the Whigs or the Union, da
Convention assembled. For his own part tc
Swas ready to give the Whig ticket his th
>rdial support-and so he trusted were o1
'higs everywvhere, whatever might have Y
sen their personal predilections." t
These remarks, which were received with th
ud applause, seem to put an extinguisher th
>on the rumors recently circulated that Dl
r. Webster bad consented to accept the ol
ative American nomination, and would not e:
pport the WVhig ticket. et
Osa DAY's MIsCIIIEFS IN New Yonx- er
lie Newv York papers are filled withi the io
sses of lire and injuries occasioned in cel et
rating the National Anniversary. The n<
llowing is a summary of the lamentable se
Seventeen persons drowned by the falling p
a slip; three Germans severely injured re
rthe explosion of gunpowder which they d<
Ire carelessly using; an house set on fire; thi
child shot and killed by a ball from a pis- be
I which a careless boy had put into his th
ath-deamling .device to "make it crack a
uder;" a young man's right arm torn off p
a pistol accidentally discharged near him; w.
other child shot through thme head with Jt
igs; a man's race torn off by the bursting Ia
a pistol in his own hands, and of course
s only his own folly to blame for his dis
~urement; a black man shot.in the abdo-- L
en and, dangerously wo- -ded by a gun in fl
e hands of a careless person; a physician am
verely wounded from the same cause ; a
veral hands shattered ; several faces torn; am
id fifteen fires from fire-crackers.
1m
A FARMER's wIFE', in speaking or. the w
iartness, niitness and intelligence of her Fo
n, a lad of six years old, to a lady ac
iaintance, said:
" He can read fluently in every part of the b
ble, repeat the whole, catechism, and weed C
ions well as his fathier."
" Yes, mother," added the young hopeful, o
and yesterday I licked Ned Rawson like tr
-Il, throwed the old cat in the wvell, and 01
lol old Hinchley's gimiblet." ai
" SwIPEs, if I were in your place, I'd go
id barig myself." fc
" So wvould I'Tom, if!I were as big a fool w
L you are."b
KEEP CoL-AvOid too 'much working, q
ting and drinking and thinkinig-this hot
eather. All three heat the blood and brain. u
articiilarly avoid getting in love or ii a t
ission. And that you may be sure of not
tting into a close prison -to be preyed upon
p fleas, musquitoes,- and other monsters-. a
m't carry a sword cane, a pistol, bowie, si
ugsnhot. or a brick in your hat~
DODIGI AT WASHINGTON.
We make the following extracts from th
Washington correspondence of the Balti
more Sun of last Saturday. They will giv
our readers some idea of what is now goinj
on at headquarters:
The Democratic caucus, yesterday, cami
-to the very sensible conclusion to. declar
the contract system of public printing as o
no advantage to the public interest-th
present contract with Mr. Hamilton as for
feited, and to proceed. to the election of t
public printer. So we shall have som public
printing done after all.
I understand there was much harmony
at the caucus; and that some of those who
were formerly -extremists, have come in
warmly in support of the opinion of the
majority. After agreeing to a Union plat
form, it would be absurd and illogical, in
sectional men, to attempt to proscribe mon
who have always stood on the platform of
the Union which they but recently adopted.
Matters of that sort must be settled by a
simple majority, and not by a two-thirds
vote.
The greatest intrigues are now going on
in the ranks of the Free Soilers; butit does
not appear that they are doing much to in
jure either ticket; their forces being about
equally divided between Whigs and Demo.
crats. The Democratic Free Soilers seek
to prevent the election of Gen. Pierce, and
the Whig Free Soilers are working against
Scott. The Whig Free Soilers, therefore,
ire anxious to make a Whig nomination,
nd the Democratic Free Soilers. want to
iominate a Democrat: the former with a
,riew of drawing from Gen. Scott's support,
md the latter with a view of drawing from
ierce. My opinion is that any nomination
vill inure to the benefit of the Democratic
icket, by forming what chemists call a pre
:ipitate.
There is a probability of three electoral
ickets being run in Georgia, and perhaps in
ome other States. There is evidently a
trong disposition in Massachusetts to run a
hird lickeL
Mr. Webster may yet go to England in
)ctober next. We shall soon want an able
epresentative at the Court of -St. James, -
nd not merely a successful merchant, how.
ver respectable ; for, if all signs do not
le remarkable circumstances attending this
iysterious case, that out of the whole sum
warded to Gardiner-near half a million
r dollars, distributed among different per
s-a credit of twenty thousand dollars
mnnot be'raised for the purpose of provid
g him bail.' The government has not yet
nreated the funds which are in the hands of
ardiner's agents and assignees.
The Senate provision for the support of
e Collins line is now opposed, - in the
ouse, on grounds which are not suggested
the Senate.
.he freesoilers had a consultation yester
ty, it is said, and came to the conclusion]
vote against the measure,. on the ground
at Mr. Collins was a 'prominent member
the Union Safety Committee' of Newi
ork, aund has contributed to its funds. On
o other hand, the Southern Press'objects
at Collins and all the other proprietors of
e line are Whigs, and suggests that a:
emocratic Congress ought not, on the eve
'a Presidential election, to vote them an
:tra allowance. These arguments are so
mnvincing, that they will settle the ques
>n. They are the only arguments yet off
ed that cannot be answered. These Un
ni Whig ship owners are not to be tolerat
I by a freesoil and democratic house. But
itwithstanding these objections, the mea
re is likely to pass.
'rho New York and Galway Steamt
cket Line, a bill concerning which was
ported in the House yesterday, will no
ubt be established. The bill reported au
orizes a contract for carrying the mail toi
made with such line, -at the rate of tent
ousand dollars a trip for twventy-four trips
year. This line is to he run chiefly as a
ssenger line, and it will, in connexion ~t
th the projected line of telegraph to St. -
>hns, bring early intelligence from Eng
ad. ________
Mn. CL.AY'S R EMAIYs- AT HoME.-At
>uisville, on Friday, the funeral ceremo
es that w~ere performed in - honor of the
rival of the remains of Mr. Clay were of
most imposing description. Large crowds
sembled to look upon all that is left of the
eat statesman and patriot, and every de
nstration of pure and unaffected sorrowv
ss manifested. The funeral cortege left
r Lexington the same day at noon,
Tnn National Era, at .Washington city,
5s published a complete history of. the 9
angressional career of Gen. Franklini
erce, showihg conclusively, from the re
rd of both Houses, that from his first en- I
ince into the H-ouse in 1837, to the close
'his term in the Senate, he was a strong'a
id uncompromising "Northern man with
authern principles.
A YoU~o clergyman having had the mis-.
rtibne to bury five wives,being in company
ith a number of ladies, wvas severely rallied
Sthem upon the circumstance. .At last
to -of them rather impertinently put the
restion to him, how he managed to have
ich good luck. " Why, madam," said ho,
I knew they could not live without con
adiction, therefore I let them go their waiy.
A YOUNG WIDOW in-Now Orleans, being;
~ked after hei husband's hiealth,answere'
niling:
NATURALIZED MTM .
e Some statements are coitainedin -our e.
change papers, which soggest-the probabie
D necessity 'for the interference of our govern
; ment with the prActice of certainEdropean
nations, in behalf of natuialized citizens f'
a the United States. It seems that severa F
our adopted citizens,-on revisiting'Europe,
r have been seized and dealt with in asum.
mary manner, on account of alleged delin
quency in the matter of militaryservice prior
to -their emigration. -
-In one case, a gentleman, an emigranit
from one of the Northern Germaa States,
who had long been a naturilizid icitidiifo
the United States, was called honie'in 18560.
to visit his father. He took with him apss n
port, signed by the Secretary of Stite, and
countersigned at the port where lhe landed.
He had, however, not perfobn'ed thd' isalt
military service prieviously-to-his emigratiori
and it was hinted to him that, in case h
mrd his appearance in his father's. -house,
he would be even then forced into. the arig3.
He sent the passport to the proper authoni
ties, with the demand that he, as aui Ame-n
can- citizen, might be allowed to vist his"
native place, and received for -answer Ta
he could only pass the boundaeiestails
peril. What the result was in thit casiiloa
not appear.
Another case was -that of an. American
citizen, born a Prussian subject, who, at an!
early age, had emigrated to Americaanid
after some years, had returned honie on a
visit, under the protection of an'American
passport. This proved no protectioli'to him,
for he was seized, forced into the army, and.
was not allowed to return to -:the United'
States till he had served three-years.'
The editor of the -Savannah' Republican,1.
who has been travelling-in Europeqfor-som4of-:
tine past, writes as followsr:
"Speaking of native.born" Germans who -
re-visit their fatherland after..becoming--citi
zens of the United States, a singalar-~case
has just occurred in Hanover. Ere'deriel
Leopold, a naturalized citizen of theUnifed
States, from Charleston, South Carolinah'as
been arrested by the Hanovariain Govern
ment, and sentenced by a tribunal to seen
years of active service in the arTfY. .T'his
is on a plea that he owed niilftir s e t
his native, country. His parssp orfiom-the
naamntat Washingtons .i
auualty ana - presumption in tie' nr..
crown. The theory of human rights which -
had been evoked by this nation,:tnust, bbi. -
mhaintained in all its'practical relations to
those who have placed themselves under the
protection of our flag, according to the re-, o
luirements of the constitution.
And such acts as those enumerated abovo
.onstitute as gross an affront to the-national.
ionor as the seizure or an adopted cittzen:, -i,
vould be under the shadow. of our nag.
Wherever we have diplomatic relations, 'the>
*rinciples of our government must be recog- -
sized. If those principles. are in coiflict
vith any claims of European .governments,, -.
et us knowv it; the sooner the. betters It.
.vill not do for Europe to quarteriher pagu - .,
ers upon us, and then lay hold of. out, tosur-. op
sts ,by way of reprisal. If the 'right sofa .,
maigration is allowed, there can be no after .a -
laim; and whether it is allowed or no tp~w ..a
annot recognize the dogma of allegiance to;.a
my other power, In any citizen "of-thefhrn.:.. -. r.
ed States, so long as by-his' own aict he .gi
~hooses to remain so.-BlioeSun.' a
GOLDa AY SILvEn.-The London Times~-a
~ives some elaborate tables concernin'g the~,
omparative production of gold and silver -.c
or the last few years. From these'tables it
~ppears that the produce of. gold in the
vorld rose from 114,774 lbs.~.ini .1846 to.
165,950 lbs. in 1850. ~in those' five. yearsv
he increase was at the rate of 219 per cent
vhile silver only increased from 179,8.
bs. in 1846, to 2,763,386 lbs. ini 1850, 'op.
I4) (34 5) per cent. The former metal was
n 1850, thierefore, apparently increasig at:.
he rate of 44 (43 8) per cent per annum'
Lnd the-latter at (7 9) per cent.
The following is the estimated produch oE~"~
ho precious metals, in tons, in 1801, 1846, ,,*
.850, 1851, and the probable amoent ,o
852:'' '
Goibl. Silver.
Tons. Tons. - Y "
801, 19 858, or 11lb. of gold to45lbo.ofsalver-.'-.
846, 42 727, - 17 lbs..:
850, 134 978, . 7 lbs.' -
861. ISO 1002, . 5 lbs. -
8-,2, 242 1027,'"" 41b.'
WE notice the following in'. thearla
nentary proceedings, June 22:'
At the evening sitting Lord Stanley,an
wering a question put 'by'- Mr. M. .MiJess
s5 to the detettion 'af Manuel Pergra, doV
red man, ivho"vas foi-cibly taken tio
3ritishi ship which~ had put into Charlesto
n distress, stated thant a writ of hlba es o
mns had beeth applied for by our conadl thiere,
mt had been refused' without argumen't au'
mo appleal from that decision to Chiibi''
vas now pending. The energetic .rezdion~
trance of Lord>' Palmerston ~on the subject -
fthe right claimed by the Southerei !ita'
)f America to seize and im risoi all ci>Yoi~&
)ersorIS arriving in 'foieign' shilii'had $b -"
'olowed up by the presenit Govrie" -""
md there wvas hope that public no
:he States would, ere long aid Ifut ,
stop to a pi-actice whicf h' a ~ds~re o
ny civilized niatioti. ~ ~
Tiia STAns.-The annual spi'e
now presented"'-of all thle his'ibl
being iiboveth' hoioe aistne , -
bid they ate sudsrbit Ws
liite- of- th'elli fi4%VtW6 o -
itheerh ~ riiitli he