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We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our es, and if It must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins." W. F. DURISOE, Proprietor. EDGOEFIELD. JULY 28, 1852.-- - THE LAIORER AND THE WLaIMO. By EPfS BARGE.NT. Ta camp has had its day and song: The sword, the bayonet and plume Have crowded out of rhyme too loung, The plow, the anvil, and the loon! Oh, not upon our tented fields Are freedom's heroes bred alone; Time training of the workshop yields More heroes true than war has known! Who drives the bolt, who shapes the steel, May with a heart as valiant smite, As he who sees a fieman reel In blood before his blow of migh.t! Tne skill that conquers space and time, That graces life, thant lightens toil, May spring from courage more sublime Than that wlsich makes a realn: its spoil. Let labor, then, look up and see IIis craft no path of honer lacks; Time soldier's title yet .Iall be Less honred than the woothuant's axe: Let art his own appointment prize, Nor deem that gold or outward laight Can compensate the worth that lies In tastes that breed their own deliglt. And may thIe time draw nearer still, When man this sacred truth shiml :eedi, That from the thought and from the will < Must all that raises man proceedi Though pride should hold our cal'ing low For us shall )u~i make it good And we from truth to truth slhall go, Till life amid death are understood. THE POWER OF MUSIC. BY WAnI.:N r,. DAVIS. 0 sis" ! I would have mminie, For my soul is sad to-niglit, Amid the.voice of twilight s..umalehm, - Like the knell of past delight. 'A soft and solemn anthem, In the tones of other years, My lIea-t would erase i's throbbing, In the flow of quiet tears. - Sing to me, I am weary Of the tumult and thme strife. The ceaseless, eas-.-less struntme Of'tis wild and ehang'nu ire. The young sad voice comes to me With a soft and tteri'lig power, 1 forget thke rcstles aching, O' thlis sad and weary hecart, For thy tones, like anigel imusie, id each thouiht of eartm depart. As tie 1-.arp of little David Catned the mood of Israel's king, So a holy silence C'oseth O'er my soul when thou dost seng. The fever of thought shall vanish At the nusic of thy voice, While the evil spmrit flkh ti. And tie holy ones rejoice. From Godev's Ladys Book. 0 FANNY WHARTON; - Or, WYomuan's Love. 1Y JolHN 3. EVANs. - 0 love, f-,rsake nime noii! Pdine were a hune, <hark lot, 13e'-et of th'ee.--Il:-:.ws. The allusions made by a certmin class of ! authors to the inconsmincy of wtomai~n's af Ieetions have, of late, become so frequenmt' that the wmnd turns ini disgust fronm tihe inm vidious comparisomns amnd umnjust attacks. ~ With them a taile appear's incomplet3 un less it depicts, in glowinig colors, thme fickle. ness of some fair one, or intdulges instrins of sarcastic wvit, imntended to displamy in at - ludicrous light the purest and hlest feelinigs - of her nature. s . W~hy is it that men-ay, amnd even those of the opposite sex !-will prostitute their talents by paunderinmg to the vitiated tastes of a few (for we are unwilling to believe that many such exist) who seem to delight inr gazing upon scemnes i'hicht represent the fal and degredation of their fellow-beIKings?-r Does not the blush or shame sufruse the cheek of. him who gives to thme world that which the lof/y character of wroman stamps, as falsei And does it mnot deepen on the fair brow of her who can thtus basely betrayi 'the in;tercsts an'd peace or her own sex, or lend her aid in deteriorating its true claims to mamn's admiration ? We thimnk that talent might be more profitably employed in advo -'eating those claims, andi ini endeavoring~ to elevate wvomnan to even a higher positiomn int the moral seumle than shme now occnpies. Such an el~ort wvoumld not only correspond wvith the enlightened views of time minemteenthm century, but it mightt snmatch from oblivion thte mnames or those wvho, in tramdneinmg time character oif wroman, give proof that they amre Ill calculamted to contribute to the~ tastes oi an enlightened people. Their 'riews moighmt have been appreciated in time darJe ages of barbarisnm, when her trume position was scarcely acknowledged. Thie physical pow-. era of woman are, it is true, unequal to man's; but in regard to thme powers of thme mind, in many respects she m ises far his su perior. The bold development of thomught which characterizes the imntellect of the latter is surpassed ini wotmn by a peculiar gentle. I ness, which, in its generaml effect, is more powecrful and strikimng: amid there is, within the recesses of her heart, a depth of feeling 4 that is unfathomable ; a fountain whose wa ters sparkle in the bright sunhineo of love, I and cease not to flow when thme horIzon is darkened by the portentous clouds of sor Like the ivy, whose tendrils for years have Awined, amid some crumbling ruins, with all t dttndrniess of her nature she clings to fondness and tenacity that earth cannot sever. Al! there is a beauty in woman's andying love. No emblem of purity more perfect exists on this side of heaven. To corroborate the truth of these general remarks, permit me, kind reader, to relate the following simple, yet truthful, narrative. About three years since, I spent a few .Lys amid the classic scenes of Wyoming Valley. During one of my pedestrian ex :ursions, a short distance above Wilkesbarre, )n the opposite side of the river, my atten. ion was attracted by the peculiar neatness )f a cottage, situated about fifty yards from the main road. From the singularity and Jeauty of its construction, so different from inything in the vicinity, I felt a strong incli. tation to examine more closely what to me ippeared the abode of peace and content uent. Acting under the impulse of my wishes, I mnered the little gate that opened upon a aIwn of velvety green in front of the house, md was slowly wending my way amid the 'ragrance exhaled from the flowers of Au umnn, which bloomed in all their departing teanty around, when I was suddenly aroused rom the agreeable reverie into which I had Peen throwI by the piercing shriek of a fe nale. At first, I was unable to determine vhence it proceeded, until a voice from the ottage called loudly for assistance, I quick Ined my pace, and arrived just at the mo nent that a young man, apparently of my IWn age, rushed from a neighboring wood mid bounded upon a piazza that had been :oncealed from %iew by a trellised arbor in 'ront, over which twined the scented wood >ine, while clusters of roses hung in rich ,rofusion around. Beneath this pleasant re rent, extended upon a rustic settee, lay the tpparently inanimate form of a lady, attend. -d by one somewhat advanced in years mother, a few years younger than the suf 'rer upon the conch-besides the young ;em11leian already alluded to. For a time, to one seemted to notice my presence, and, 'arful of intruding upon the privacy of the hmtily circle, I was quietly taking my de. mrture, when a hand was gently laid upon ny shoulder. I turned, and recognized the rou.g nman I had just left, who, extending is hand, and calling me by name, invited tje to a seat. I was soon, however, relieved rom my astonishtment at this familiarity on earning his name. It seemed almost im lossible that I could so soon forget the r. ores of one who, but a few years prev ad been my most intimate and confi e oltea adidressed -me I spentm A :ninpest ech oo 'Gafy.& It was-pleasant thiuintexpectedly to i vith one whom I could address by tht learing tile of friend, and feel that I lot entirely alone. As might be suppt hie afternoon wore rapidly away in'dih inig the events of past years-without, how ver, any lliusion being made to the singu. ar nanner ofa my introduction, or the cause f his removal from his former home in Con. ecticut-until tea was announced; when I vas duly presented to the mother and sister f Frank, neither of whom I had ever seen revious to that afternoon. At this moment, he door or an adjoinirg apartment opened, nd p-esented to my view a young lady of urpassig beauty; who, on casting her eyes pon me, uttered a shriek more piercing than zmt which had startled me in the former part f the afternoon, and, swooning, fell into the rms of Frank. My curiosity was now iiv aroused relative to the nature of the tyslerious influen ce I undoubtedly exercised ver her; this I could in no mantner account >r. Shte was imtmediately removed to an ther roomt, and after thte Ifree use of restora ves I was itnfornmed she had sufficienttly ~covered to explhdt, in an unconnected antd tcohterenut mtanner, the cause of her distress, hlieh was made knowvn to Frank, who pro. tised atn explanation after tea. On reach ig the piazza, my friend desired me to be eaed; that Ite mtight communicate every ting which appeared shtrouded int mystery. shall thterefore use his own words, as near as possible : "On my retut t from school, I found every dgat htome prosperous. anid promised tmy lfmuch happintess with those I sincet ely wed, and r.'om whom I had been so long eparatedl. But my father's fatilitng healthm oon gave us sad premonitions that his so iety could not long be enjoyedl; hte was apidly sinking under that fat-dl disease, cont utmptiont. Alas! our fears wvere too soon caPeed ; in less than eight months after my eturn, ho w"as cpommitted to the silent grave. rhis was indeed a severe affliction, and one vhtict we all felt most sensiblv; but time eled the wvound, and gradually the chteer utnuess that l'ithterto had reignet. *' our emily circle once more resumed its sway ver our hearts. " And ntow was added to our number one whom wve all loved; whlo for a long time had ~vintced a more than ordinary interest in my -Idest sister Fanny, so sinigularly introduced o your notice this afternoon. " Mr. Herman had removed from Newv kork ; and settled in our neighborhood a ew months presious to my return fronm chool; and from all that could be gathered romi thme general dleportment of Henry, his ont, he was in every respect an exempJlary ~oung man possessing in a high degree those ~entlemanly qutalities wh'lich secured for him , welcomne reception itnto theo best families ,f the country. "Fanny was among theo first 01 his female equaiitances, antd a mutual attachment was oon the result. Mucht of htis leisure tinme vas spent with her previous to thte death of ny father; bitt, after this bereavement, per maps from feelings of condolence, or as the neans of repairing, in part, the breach thtat di felt had been made by thte hand of death, ~very' evening brought our welcome visitor, vhose endeavors to pilease and ingratinteo imself into favor succeeded but too well. What wvere his particular motives, I could iever ascertain; but of one thting I am coni inced-that lie wais not actuated by those iure feelings of love whIch should chatrac et ize the advances of an honorable n'tan. 1I rill not attrIbute his protestations to an im urity of design; buht rather persade my. self that his youth, and the surpassing beauty of Fanny, had awakened feelings which led him into the belief of love, when in reality the faintest spark of that passion had no ex istence in his breast. " The summer had nearly passed, and many preparations were already completed fur their approaching nuptials, to be cele. brated the ensuing month, when Henry was unexpectedly called from home, to attend to some business in the adjacent town of L--. The evening previous to his departure was spent with his affianced bride; and all the sorrow attending a two days' separation of lovers was esinced by the swollen eyes of Fanny after his departure. "But as all seasons arrive, so came the evening for Henry's return. Fanny had early stationed herself at a window from which she always watched his approach, casting anxious glances down the dusty road. But she was doomed to disappointment. The dark shadows of night gradually en shrouded each distant object, and one by one the stars glimmered through the gloom; but her eyes were strained in vain to descry the object of her solicitude. The evening gradually wore away, but a long and wearisome one it was to her: and the next morning I was early dispatched to as certain if Henry had arrived. Imagine, therefore, my surprise to learn, from his own acknowledmnent, that he had returned about two o'clock the presious day. " After a very few moments' conversation, during which the name of Fanny was not once mentioned, I retraced my steps, won dering what could have produced a change so sudden and unaccountable as was dis. played in the cool and indiff'erent reception I had met with. " Long before I reached home, I beheld my siter approaching, and endeavored to fortify myself against her inquiries, feeling an unwillingness to tell her what I believed to be the true cause of his neglect. After assuring her of his safe return, and answer ing her innumerable questions as cautinusly as truth would admit, I sought my mother, and communicated to her all my fears, which, as I shall show, were not groundless. " The day to which I allude was Satur day; and, as the morning passed without bringing Henry, Fanny persuaded herself that ho would come, as usual, in the after noon, and with her eniov tI, - ner accustomed ,.a iamily being represented by my younger sister and myself. "Searcely had we taken our seats when the inquiring glances of those around us gave proof of some important arrival; and in a few moments Henry Herman escorted to his own.pew a young lady -whote dress and manners indicated those of a stranger. For a time, I could scarcely real7e that what I beheld was not a dream, and endeavored to drive from my mind feelings or indigna tion that struggled for life, and whispered revenge against the perjured betrayer of my sister's happiness. Everything seemed now strongly to confirm the fears I had enter tained ; yet I could not believe that his was a heart so base, and hoped that some mnisun derstanding had caused the cessation of his visits, which, wvhen explained, would again restore the smile of gladness and the rose hued flush of health to the check of our swveet Fanny. Uut this was not tle case ; and on the following damy, the truth of my suspicion was confirmed. "Connected with the hotel at which lIen ry was stopping while at L-, wvas the principaml stage oftice of the town ; and un the morning of his departure, wuhle his car ringe was waiting at the door, a young lady presented herself- to the augent, and desired a seat in tihe coach for B-; a regnuest w~ith which h,~ could not comp'ly, as every one had bepeLpreviously engaged. At this she appen'red very much disappointed, and iniquiredjif there wvas no other mode of reach ing. cl16 place that day; to which he replied that '-here wvas not, unless she wvould accept a seat in Mr. Herman's carriage, wvho resided wvithin one mile of the place she intended visiting, and who, lhe thougrht, wotld niot object thus to accommodate her. "'Certainly not,' replied Henry, who had overheard the conversation; 'nothing could afford me more pleasure.' At first she wvas undecided whether to accept of such an of fer from a perfect stranger, or remain; but her desire to reach the towvn that day finally triumnphaed over other feelings, and she was handed into the carriage by Henry, who imanediately started for homne. "It is almost useless for me to follow them furthe'-. TIhe acquaintance, thus singularly formed, soon ripened into love; and, sir, I have every reason to believe that Henry, though under most sacred obligations to another, pledged her his love beforo he had been in her society six hours. " It soon became the general topic of con versation among gossiping neighbors; and that Fanny might be made acquainted with the truth by some symnpathbitg friend, I was appointed to tell her atl. A more painful duty I never performed. "I endeavored to arouse her pride, and advised her to treat him with the utter con tempt lie desm ved ; but in this I touched a chord in her wvoma'a's heart that could not respond to the feelings of my own, and never a:mhl I forget the piercing look she fixed up. on me as she relhied "'Frank, do you suppose me deprived of a woman's heart?' " It was all she could say ; .but that sim ple question spoke volumes. As welhl may the hand of man endeavor to calm the mighty heaiings of the ocean, as attempt to crush the love of a young and confiding heart. There is in Its operations a powe~ that obeys no law. It springs unbidden In to exstence; and naught on earth can quench the kindlinrg flame. "I obtained a 'I ew with Henry, hoping to effect a lation, and secure a renewal of the a a so long lavished upon my sister; I[considered it an honor to have his iated with ours, but in consideratio -gthe sacred obliga tions he had of ch A 'tmed in regard to her whose healthor i I feared would eventually sink ui effects of his cruel desertion.. Accordi I requested him to call, in order that.. n connected with his conduct might: pned. With this request lie never cojo14,. "But months ro t, and w'ith them was borne every t -,the dreary winter. To us it had been indeed; and, as the soft breath of s kissed each open. ing bud and flower, fe seemed infused into everything aroU xcept the heart of Fanny. For her on, with its ex panding beauties,.h t no smile; on the cantrary, a settled 0 lyseemed biood ing o'er her spirits, 1 our efforts could not dispel. The n 'i. of Henry was no longer nentione<im presence; and now, more than ever, had e reason to dread the shock which the tidis of his recent mar ringe might creaAccordingly, every precaution was emP to keep it conceal ed from her, but witU tavail.' An intimate friend of my mothe *ile in the presence of Fanny, during course of a general conversation, abru j a verted to Henry's marriage. "Alas! it was too late to remedy what had been cau b the mere thought lessness of a frien , sir, from that me ment try sister be imbecile. All recol lections of the pa', med obliterated from memory. Her so peared steeped in the depths of forge as the waves of oblivion's dark sea in upon it. "1 The lapse o . now renders her so ciety a source o liar pleasure to me; but then I could- ly bear to look upon her, so altered, . 1 so beautiful. Ah! could Ilenry He -but have beheld the unmeaning exp of that beautiful race, the dull and va 're of those soft blue eyes. so often the e of-his admiration, or gazed upon k of youth's bright hopes, methinks ud have been as a thorn, rankling,,: -in the depths of his sorl; but they ever seen each other since the raim neoua to his donar -- -~-a ww~U'1TTIa CtTITyW. mnment her eyes restd upon you, a fancied resemblance to the 61.ect of her love re called those visions 'Which we had hoped were buried whh the Oast, and produced the painful effects you -havewitnessed. Though insensible to everythiig around, hiv image seems indelibly i-npressed upon her heart." I had listened to this affecting nao rative, wth flxed attention, and would gladly have accepted of my kind friend's imitation to prolong my visit, had I not entertained fears of again prodning e ects similar to those of which I had already been the unconscious cause. Accordingly, .lefi that interessing family; but never can I forget the sad im pressions formed by the recital of that truth ful tale. Fearful, indeed, must be the retri bution awvaiting him who can dare to act the part of Henry Herman I There is, in fzet, no combination of language sufficient y strong to express-the derestable character of one whose basene s leads him to teifle nid the holy affections of woman-of one whlo, to gratify a feeling of pride, will, in deed if not in, word, pledge his love, and then with peijured soul turn from the unfer tunate victimn of his false vowvs. L.azy MEN.-Grenius unexerted, is no more genius than a bushel of acorns in a forest of oaks. There may be epics in men's brains-just as-there are oaks in neot ais, ba-t thje tree and the book must come out before we can measure them. We very naturally recoil here that large class of grumblers and wishers-who spend their time in longing to be higher than-they are, wvhile th'3y shioi'ld have been employed in advanc ing themselves.. Those bitterly moralirze on the injustice of society. Do they want a change: Let them change-who prevents themi If you are as high as your faculties permit you to rise in the -scales of society, why should you complain of men I It is God that arranged the - law of precedence. Implead l'im or be silent! How many men would love to sleep beggars and wake Rothschilds or Astors. How many men would fain go to bed dunes. to be waked up Solotnons. You reap what you have sown. They who sow dunce seed, s'ee seed, laziness seed, usually get a croj). They that sow the wind, reap a whirlwind. A man of mean " capacity undeveloped," is only an organeed day dream with a skin on it. A flint and genius that will not strikce fire, are not better tihan wet junk wood. We have scripture for it, that a living dog is better than a dead lion." If you go up,-go--if you would be seen, shine. A t the present day, eminent posi tion in any profession is the result of hard unwearied labor. Men cannot longer fly at one dash into emient-position. They have got to hammer it out by steady and rugged blows. The world- is no- longer clay, but rather iron in the hands of its workers .[Emerson. A NouTuzIns exchange says there are hundreds of people who; become very rehi. ligious when they think danger is nigh, and adds: " We knew of--a mlan - who fell off from a bridge acrods aceertain river, and just s h1e found he inust go, .atd no help for it, bawled out mut the top of his voice, ' Lord have meroy come-apd quick, too!'" *- What did you hang that cat for, Isaac I" asked the schooliparm. The boy looked up, and with a gratre looklianswered-" For mc-tiny, marm. He had fifty marks im.. mediataly nnt down aainst l14 name." - M ar s Wr.. .= This document was opened af Lexington on Monday, 12th instant. It is drawn by his own hand, and bears date July 10,1851. It relates alnost entirely to the disposition of his estate among the -members of his family, the only exception being the part which relates to his slaves. It is pros ided that the children of his slaves, born after 1850, are to be liberated and sent to Libe-. ria; the males at the age of 28, and the' females at the age of 25. The earning for three years prior to their emancipation are. to be reseiied for the purpose- of fitting them out; and prior to their removal they are to be taught to read, %rite and cipher. The slaves in being prior to January, 1850, are bequeathed to his family. Ashland is left to Mrs. Clay for her sole benefit. during her life, and, on her death, is to be sold and the proceeds diided among his children. To Dr. D. W. Dudley he leaves the gold snuff box presented to him by Dr. Hunt, late of Washington; to Henry S. Duncan he bequeaths a ring containing a piece of Washington's coffin; and to W. N. Mercer a snuff box said to have belonged to Peter the Great. Mrs. Clay is executrix, and Hon. Thos. A. Marshall and James 0. Har rison executors; no security being required, of them. Fuox TEL.-We have Galveston pa pers to the 9th instant. The cholera is represented to be prevail ing at Victoria, Gonzales, and.other places on the the Gaudaloupe river, with great mor-, tality. Lavaca is said to be almost entirely free from the disease, and there is not a case in Galveston. The bark Creole, from Bremen, arrived at Galveston on the 8th, with 90 passengers. The Austin State Gazette has the follow ing in regard to the immigration into that, section: Our city and iicinity near has been visit. ed by a greater number of strangers during the last three months than we have ever be fore knowa. The object sought is the se lection of permanent homes. In conse quence, our lands are looking up; many purchases have been made; others have de ferred until their return; whl'e very many have taken lands on the Cibolo and Gafa loupe rivers. ..z~~ wwen nut, gration became putrid. ~The- moriamy wat ensued need not be more particularly allud ed to than to mention that the sufferings of the poor creatures were of the most fright. ful description. Many committed suicide by jumping overboard, and by the time -the ship put into Hobart Town no fewer than 193 had perished. By great effort health was restored on board, and she sailed again for her destination, but the disease soon re appeared. and by the time she -reached Cal lao, the list of %ictims was swelled to- 274. Only three persons, out of a crew of 36 men who went out with the vessel, returned home. Of the emigrants she took on board at Cumsingmoon, only 201 reached Callao. THE OTE OF GEORGIA-A majoity of all the votes cast is necessary to a choice of Presidential Electors in Georgia, and in case . three tickets are run at the ensuing election, the probability is there will be no choice by the people, although at the last election the Union party had a majority of 18,000. Should the people faIl to make a choice, the Legislature, in wvhich the Union party is. largely in the ascendant, w fi have to elect Electors, in which event, it is said, Pierce and King will got the vote of the State by a decided majority. EMIGRATION TO THEl UNITED STATEs. German papers state that, in consequence of a lawv lately promulgated in Pa dssia, the Momonites, a religious sect who resemble. the Quakers, have been held to the perform anece of military duty, contrary to..their creed, and that they are therefore emigrating in great numbers, partly to the United States, and some to Russia. They are mostly~ per. sons of comparative wealth, and one Jmun dred families of them have lately crossd the. Prussian frontier to settle in the last named country. _______ NEGRo TxoUBTzis IN CANADA.-The St. Catharine's (Canada) Constitutional gives an account of a riot which recently took place in its vicinity. It was training day ; and an officer having awarded some praise to the blacks for the manner in which they wvent through the military exercise, some of the wvhites took offemnce at it, and treated the blacks with derision. This led to a general row, in which the negro domicils..were at tacked, the negroes driven to the woods for refuge, and their village reduced to a mass of ruins. SVCKED IN.-We learn from the Louis. ',ille Union that an abolitionists and begro stealer, who was attempting to run off some slaves from Woodford county, was caught at Frankfort on Saturday night. H6 had started n ith twenty, but all except two soon left him, returned home and infoirmed their masters. He was immediatel'y pursued, and was caught, together with the twco negroes who came on with him, in a negro house in Frankfort. They were all taken back to Versailles, and after the next court the ne gro stealer will probably havs a chabce to see his brother Fairbanks in the Penitentiary. Tnau PosT-OFFIcE OPEAnios.--During the week ending on the 10th insti~nt, the Postmaster-General has establishied4 forty nine new Postoffices, discontinouilifteen, and changed the names of four.. '"Th'e only change we notice n tis .State ias -0 office at Dallas, Abbevle ~~g~sbeen discontinued.E.Clireti - AER~I!A FOREVER. America! what charms cluster about that name-America! exclaims the poet "11 love thy rocks and rls; I ny. woods and templed 1lls, My soul with rapture fMs Let oeedom ring. With t'ie name of Ameiica is associated all that is pure, mi ;ting, benevolent and accessible; along her shores of life and commercial activity, a thousand ports ex tend their a'rn of welcome to the homeless stranger, and offer l'm a refuge in her ex tensive plains. In what does not America compare with other nations? In what con sists England's fancied superiority? Does she pride her ancient castles, her works of costly grandeur the antiquity of her archi tectural ruins I America points to her roaring Niagara, her Natural Bridge, her Mammoth Cave, still more antiquated, and the work of a Di ine Architect. Does the Eastern world boast of magnificentgardens, Sui;ss scenery, and Italian sunset? Colum points to the matchless beauty of her au tumnal forests, the rich vermillion tinted and delicate white leaved shrubbeiuy of the South, the glorious landscape about the Sierra Madre; nearer home, her extensive western pleasure grounds the broad prai ries, where the stag and wild horse are free. Our rivers for size and length, cast the Old World entirely in the shade Where are those which can compare with our great "Father of Waters"-the long and rapid Mississippi-our broad and king. ly Amazon, our majestic Hudson, with its scenery and grandeur-old mild sweet blue Connecticut, as it meanders through the variegated meadows, at the foot of rural, classic Holyoke. Shall we speak of LakesI Lake Superior sways her queenly seeptre over the world unrivalled. Our mountains, if not in height, a thousand times excel them in length. Our rock cliffs, our long chained Andes, stand out in proud pre-end nience, and ey'w'lt at least in strength of union. Would the Old World boast of her "first mag.Oitude of stars," in the literary galaxy I We envy not laurels which are fading be fore the wretched conirast of ignorance, and which wither before the blighting, sickening breath of neglected Erin, vicious France, and degenerated Austria and Rus the "White House," draperied with the fadeless fabriek of Freedom, illuminated with the flash of wit, and ado:aed with the gems of sterling intellect. God has blessed America, and every.hill and valley resounds with joyful praise. The far spread echoes with songs of grateful freedom; the waving of her forest trees, the wild roar of her mighty waters, her mur muring rivlets, traversing plentiful fields of golden grain, proclaim, in tones of richest music.-AMERICA FOREVER! FAS1uoxAnLrz SUICIDE.-Tle Richmond Republican, in the course of a sensible ar ticle on Fashion, gives these valuable hints to the lidies: " Within a year or two past corsets have been partially abandoned, but a substitute equally as destructive to health has been adopted. In old times ladies used to wsear just enough petticoats to keep them com fortable, anid these wvere kept in their places by shoulder straps. But now, it's no un common thing to see a weakly, delicate little creature pernmbulating the streets with si- or eight skirts-some of them thick and heavy enough for horse blankets ied tightly around her wvaist, thereby heating the spine, and creating a pressure upon the abdomen, that if constantly applied to the back of a mule, would kill him as dead as Julius Caesar in less than a month. Advise her against these things, and you are an swvered. " it's fashionable to dress so, and one had as wvell be out of the world as out of the fashion." Fashion the deuce. It's fa-sionable for some fools to kill themselves outright, and be done with it. We therefore advise those ladies wh'lo are willing to die for fashion, to adopt that course, instead of pursuing another equally certain, but much slower--the only difference being that where they determine to commit suicide by improper dressing, the doctors have the benefit of their decline, and the anguish and anxiety of friends and relations are kept alive for months, while in the latter ease the blow falls heavily at first; but naturally wears off and is eventually forgotten." A KENTUCKY paper says it is getting to be very fashionable in that quarter to en close a dollar with marriage notices, wvhen sending thenm to the printer. A good cus tom, that ought to prevail everywhere. Six.do1Iars to printcr and priest, No sensible man could refuse, Five dollars to render him bleut, And one -. publish thme news ! A R EAsoN.-" Snobbs," said Mrs. Snobbs to her husband, the day -after the ball, "Snobbs, wvhy did you dance wilth every lady in the hall last night before you noticed me i "Why, my dear," said the devoted Snobbs, " I was only piractisinig what we do at the table, reserving the best for the last."-Car pet Bag. _______ A SENsInLE DA DDY. -" My dear boy," said an old lady to a precocious youth of 18, " does your father design you should tread the intricate and thorny path of a pro. fsson, the straight and narrow way of the ministry, or revel amid the flowry fields of literature I" "No, marn, dad says he's gwino to set me to work in the tater patch." TEsT OF MANHooD.-Said a young fel low, indignantly, wvhen called a boy, "Don't call me a boy; I've chewed tobacco and drnk iisey then three years !" THE HSHIn. The New York Herald gives the folloing account of the origin of the d'liculty be tween the American and Nova Scotia fish ermen. WASHINGTON, July 6, 1862. The British and Colonial governments are, at the. present moment, adopting the most stringent measures for driving the American fishing vessels away from the fishing grounds in the Bay of Fundy, on the coast of Nova Scotia, and in the Gelf of St. Lawrence, to which points hundreds of those vessels resort every summer. By treaty, American fishermen are not allowed to fish within a maratime league of the coast, where is the best fishing ground, nor in the Bay of Fundy; but they have been in the habit of disregarding the pro. hibition, and not only have done this, but they have gone on shore, and, -it would ap pear, have carried on a considerable traffic with the inhabitants, and it is said, in some instances, created disturbance. The Canadian government has fitted out a vessel to cruise in the Gulf of St. Law rence, on board of which is a magistrate and police force; four armed vessels have been fitted out by that of Nova Scotia, which are commanded by very determined men, who are resolved to bring affairs to a crisis; one has been fitted out at Newfoundland, and one w11 be sent into the Bay of Fundy by the government of New Brunswick. In the meantime, the British government have been equally on the alert, and the Admiral on the North American station has despatched the Devastation, steam frigate, which has been placed under the orders of the Governor of Prince Edward Island, for the protection of the fisheries in its vicinity; an armed cutter has also been sent into the Bay of Fundy, and has already captured an American fisheiman foond in its waters. Two sloops of war have also been des patched to the Gulf of St. Lawcence-the Bermnuda and Sappho-for the purpose of enforcing tlhe treaty, and a fleet of small armed vessels and steamers, I min credibly informed, are on their way from England, with a similar object. It is much to be feared that this sudden and unexpected action may produce blood shed ; and its ultimate results, with reference M tho ralnnna between the two countries, station. I have not seen any notice of these pro. ceodings in the American papers, and there fore hasten to send a statement of what has come to my knowiedge, and wi!l for. ward any fuim ther information that I .may obtain from a reliable source. KossuMn GONE OFF VERY. SUDDENLY. The great Magyar has taken his departore from our shores suddenly and unceremo niously. We knew he was preparing to return to Europe-a sadder and a wiser, but hardly a iicher, man than when he left it and his own journals announced that His departure was to take place on Saturday next, by the steamship Wasbiigton. It seems, however, that tis was all a &se, designed to mislead the public on both sides of t'ie Atlantic, as he presented himself on board the Aft ica yesterday, at 11he last omo ment, and i a the most private manner, in company with Madame Kossuth, and his aid-de-camp, Col. IBetla'en, and without the presious knowledge, as wo learn, of Mr. Cunard, or any of H-s clerks, n'd departed in her for Liverpool. We have not learned that any pam ticidar reason eri4sted for this unexpected move ment, but the probability is that Kossuth was not able to effect certain money ar rangements to complete the payment for bis rusty muskets and useless saddles; and we are somewvhat inclined to this supposition because wve have heard that he was trying to raise money to arrange these matters. It is, therefore, probable that he slipped off to avoid a legal issue between him and some of the Kossuth speculators who fleeced and defrauded him. TIhis is very likely, and wve would not be at al1 surprised if it were found a real fact. These harpies have treated poor Kossuth very badlv-hum bugged him, deceived him, and plundered him; and, as a last resort--as wve have heard--threatened to ateest him on account of some moneys remaining unpaid for thie rasty guns and the old saddles. He sis now, howvever, safe out of their clutches, and will hardly trust himself in such bad company in future.-New York Herald. SmEK SToRIY.-Mr. Robert Gsborn, an old, and in times gone by, successful hunter, informed us a few days ago, that during one of his recent excursions through the woods lie heard a considerable rustling in the leaves, and upon approaching the spot, dis covered a violent struggle between two snakes, ono knownt as the black snake, a very harmless and inoffensive reptile, in fact a vecry useful one, as the sequel will show, and the other as the Highland moccasin, a most dangerous and poisonous one. During the struggle, the black snake succeded in getting the head of his antagonist in his mouth, and was proceeding, in Davy Crock et style, to swallow him. Mr. Osborn wit nessed his efforts until ho became satis~ed that lie wvould succeed, and wvith that an tipathy to snakes which wve have all inherit ed, with the moral disease which the old serpent of all was the means of entailing upon us, he concluded to take part in the fght himself, and with one blow put an end to both combatants.-Laurensville-Herald. THKE Spanish govern64ithin a period of about two months, ha., authorized up wards of two hundred convents to receive noitiates, the total number of nuns ob