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THE EDGeEFIELD ADVERTISER, 2s ULISED EVERY WEDNESDAY BY W. F. DURISOE, Proprietor, A. SIMKINS & JOHN BACON, Editors. Two DOLLARS per year, if paid in advance-Two DoLLAS and FIFTY CEN'rS if not paid in six months -and'rTuatE DOLLARS if not paid before the expira tion of the year. All subscriptions not distinctly limited at the time of subscribing, will he considered as.made for an indefinite period, and will be continu ed until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Publisher. Subscriptions from other States must Invariably be accompanied with the cash or reference to some one known to us. ADVE'rTIsFM.NTS will he conspicuously inserted it 75 cents per Square (12 lines or less) for the first insertion, and 37 1.2 for each subsequent insertiorr. When only published Monthly or Quarterly, One Dollar per square will be charged. All Advertise ments not having the desired number of insertions mhrked on the margin, will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. Those desiring to advertise by the year can do so 6n liberal terms-it being distinctly understood that contracts for yearly advertising are confined to the liumediate, legitimate business of the firm or individu al contracting. Transient Advertisements rmist be paid for in advance. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars, in advance. For Advertising Estrays Tolled, Two Dollars, to be paid by the Magistrate advertising. From the Rutherfordton Banner. CALIFORNIA LETTER. CoLrOxA, CAL., May 1st, 1852. 31n. C. L. HARRIS. DEAR Sra: In obedience to your request and my promise, I drop you these few lines which will inform you first of all, that I landed safe in San Francisco, Cal., on the 1st day of April, at 1 o'clock p. m., in good health. I am still quite well and have had good health all the time since my arrival. I will now give you a short account of my voyage. We left Charleston on the 8th of Feb., and in 3 days landed in Havana, distance, 900 miles. In this city we were detained 6 days, spent the time very pleasantly. On Tues day, 17th, we r.iled from this place and in 5 days arrived in the town of Chagres, distance 1300 miles. This is a very dangerous place to land, a good many having been drowned here. Since we passed however, some 17 or 1S miles of the Railroad have been completed, and they land now at Navy Bay, instead of Chatgres, which is much the best way. We left this town at 4 o'clock p. m. on the same day we landed there, in small boats up the Chiagres river, one of the most lovely streams in the world, feasting our eyes on the most splendid scenery we ever saw. In 2 days we arrived in the town of Gorgona, distance 60 miles. This is the terminus of navigation on this river at this season of the year. This evening we land ed in this town. I engaged a Mule and early the next morning I mounted him, and by 4 o'clock p. tn., we were across the Isthmus, in the city of Panatna, distance 26 miles. This is one of the most filthy cities I ever saw, climate very unpleasant, debilitating, and unhealthy. Here I was detained 12 days, and had some difficulty in getting a passage on a Steamer itt nay price, but finally succeeded in getting on board the Steamer Freemont, a propeller, and sailed from this place on Sunday March 7th, and after being at sea 25 days, landed safe in San Francisco, distance 3300 miles making in all rom Charlestow to San Francisco 5586 miles. The reason vihy we were so long from Panama foSi Francisco, was that we were in a pro peller. A good side-wheel boat would make the trip in 14 days. The whole trip-front home to Cal., cost me 8468.50. The Steerage or Deck passage would cost about half thtat atmount, but the fare is wretched. The reason why it cost me so much, 1 had no tirough ticket, and there were so many at Panama when I was there, that tickets on Steatmers cottld be sold at meat any price. Those wvho had throuigh tickets paid only $300 lfrotn New York to San Francis co, for first cabin, which, by the way, is the best way to come to this country. "I will endeavor in the next place to give you my principle objection to this coutry. - N g~al Iaits about 6 months commencing about the 1st of May. During bewatered, and a great many of the smaller streams fail, causing the whole country to pre setrather a dreary appearance. "My 2nd objectiotn is the great scarcity of timber. There are thousands of acres, from the coast, for a huntdred and more miles in thte interior, thtat there is scarcely a tree, or a bush to be syen. Up towards and at the mountains, timbhr becomes more plentiful, and of a better qual'ty. The Pinte anid Redwvood grow to the very finest state of perfection. There nre pine trees said to be 300 feet high, and from 6 to 10 feet in diameter, and of the very finest quality. Though, there is not at stick of timber to be found in all this country fit to make an axe handle, a Plough-stock, or a wagotn. "My 3rd objection is the slate of society, the destitution of Schools and Churehes. There isecertainly more prof.mityv, drinkin g, Sabbath breaking, obscene and gamnbling houses than ever I sawv, or knew antywhere else. But these vices are rapidly declining, and society as rapid ly itmproving. "My 4th and Inst objection is the multitude of Rats and Fleas that grow to the largest size, atnd of mest gigantie- stretngth, all through Cal., that seem to be atlmost as great a plague as the P'rogs of Egypt. "' There are- other slight objections I have, but I have mentionted the principle ones. " I will now inform you of some of what I deem to be the good qtuclities of Cal., first the elitmate. It is the most regular, whlolesomne, salubrious, and for purity I think rnot surpassed in the wvorld. As for health my judgment is that it is decidedly the most healthy country I ever saw, and the judgment prediented on the looks of the country, the people, and what reliaxble men, wvho htave been here longest have told tme, I understand what I write. The water is of thte very finest quaitlity, springs tolerably plenty and the rivers supplied all the time fromt the Mountains covered with snow, which keeps them as cold and as pure as the spring that you use water out of. As for thte soil, it is gener .ally very productive, producing vegetables and grami nearly of all kitnds, to very great advan tage, except corn, 'it is said not to do wvell here. I have no doubt but what the right sort of a man, could in five years matke a very pretty for .tune here farming, which I believe to be the best business goinug on in this country. And' now for the gold imes. I have now - ravelled extensively in the gold regions. and have found perhaps abont one man in one thou sand that has made the large fortutnes we heard so much of in the States. Yet there is an abundance of mining land and gold all throtugh this country, atnd thiose men who are indus triovs, steady, and persevering, sticking close to business, and keeping away from those obscene and gambling houses, grog-shops &c., are ob }iged to do wvell. Such mnent to nty knowledge are now averaging from $5 to $15 per day. The price of labor. Common latborers $5 per diy or $100 per month; Mechanics from $10 I') $20 per day or $200 per month. Horses sell for from $100 to $500; Milk Cows, from . 3150 to $200; Pork 35 eta. per lb. Beef from 20-to 25 do., Butter $1, Chickens, $36 per dozen, Eggs $3 do. I wvas at a little mining town twvo weeks ago where chickens would sell from $8 to $10 per pair, antd Eggs $0 per dozen, and pigs three weeks old for '$16. Flour 7 eta. lb. Dry good sell about the same prices they do in the States. All articles madt~e of leather, and books are much higher than they are in the States. I do not think the liercantile business profitable here beeause the business is so much overdone. "There nre Schtools now in the citie's and *most of the miling towns, but good teaehers -are very much wanted here. " I like this country better than any place I ever saw-and believe it is thme finest country in :th' o rld; and- I hivo no doubt. but whaut you ;.eould do well, and inzake 25 if n6t $50 here as Easy assyoir ca 1nake. oneO whero you -arc, and .th~at.y.egango~e~ a,,geod health, if not better .. .here titmrt ynhave there, eThough notwithstatnd -- pg nll t, ifIwery, itn your place; situated as youn're, takngito oiis'fation the distance; .difiecnlties~and dangess -eariptfd-.with-lthe trip of gattineg herF 'I. sbcatnl. reain.. t.here amnpen sent, though if I were to stay here, I would like for you to come, and if you do come bring all the ladies with you- that you can. I tell you that respectable ladies wield a tremendous in fluence, and are more popular here than any plaec I ever saw. Scarcely any regard is paid to the SabbAth here. With regard to the rainy season it has been showery ever since I have been here, but it does not rain near as much as we are used to in the State-s. Men work nearly all the time. I would advise you, if you do come, do not start until late in the fall, that you may have the dry season to cross the Isthmus in. Yours truly, S. W. DAVES. Z1y atv bt itr. EDGEFIELD, S. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1852. Lt~ SEE first page for some pretty poetry, an af fecting original sketch, &c. TO " SALUDA," Youi real name has leen handed in to us, and we will, of course, cheerfully publish youir nirticle. We cannot do so this week, as the infonnation r. ached us too late. Next week it shall certainly appear. TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS IN GENERAL, SEND your names with your commiunicatuons, or they will not be printed. We trust this asseveration will suffice to prevent a repetition of the annoying practise, which some writers have, of corresponding with us anonymously. MILITARY ELECTIONS. CAPT. ST'AaR IIAtRISON was, on Saturday last, declared to be the new Colonel of the 7th Regiment of the 1st Brigade S. C. 31. No opposition. Capt. Jons C. LovELEsS was, (in the same day, elected Major of the Upper Battalion of the same Regiment, by a majority of 31 votes. They will both make active and efficient officers. CHARLESTON AND AUGUSTA ADVERTISEMENTS. Ws; call attention to the Card of WMntL.w & W.tiF., to be found elsewhere in our present issue. Both members of this Firm, besides being men of business habits and untiring industry, tire intelligent and accommodating gentlemen. They deserve a full share of the:patronage of our State. and especially of this portion of it, with which they have been identi fled frot their earliest days. SNOWDEN & SuEA. advertise this week " Negr0 Cloths" by the quantity and of superior qutality. See what they say. Turn also to POULLAtN's notice. Ile has very fine Bacon-firm and well cured-which he sells for 121 cents on time. Sides of course. --+_4+- --- TIlE FISIERIES. Tnt subject of the Northeastern Fisheries is creti. ing quite an excitement at Washington. The ques. tion is an old one, but it Ias laid in abeyance a long time, and therefore wears tie appearance of novely. Apart however frotn its fresiness, this siubject, tin. I doubtedly, denands grave consideration and mature (deliberation as is evident not only from the view I taken of it by Mr. WEDSTEk, but also fron the re I marks of our Senators. Mr. 3Xsos while speaking of the naval force sent, by Great Britain, to protect these Fisheries, says: "1 1 do not know what view has been taken by the President of this extraordinnary mnovement, l'ut I think I do know what the American people would de mnnd of the Executive under stich eircutnstatnces. If there be official orsuifficient information to the Execu tive that this extraordinary naval nrinaent has been ordered by Great Btritian into tihe North A merican seas for tine pnurpose of execting instanter the construc tion which Great Britian places on tine convention, I say the American people will demtaund of their Execn tive that all tine naval force of the homne station sha:ll be ordered thtere instatntly to protect tine American fishermen." This langnge, although a great many ifs antd huts may be found in it, is certainly strong. pointed atnd unequivocal, nor can any one doubt its real meaning, although m1ay.njLaJjjpv. .',,e, connm:um-s mis comments upon this sunbject as follows : " Tine whole subject will engage tine immediate attention of tine Government," clearly indicating that the qnestions wvhich wvill arise upon it will be full of interest and importance. Indleed, as Fisheries seem to be thne pro. vailing topic, we will endeavor to furnish our reader. with a brief synopsts of that subnject. By the treaty of 1783, thne right of Americans was acknowledged by Great Britain " to take fish of every kind on the Grand Batnk, and on all other baniks of New Foundlaind; also in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, annd all other places itn thne sea where tine inhabitatnts of bothtcountries used at any time here tofore to fishn; also on tine coasts, bays anti ereeks or all othter of his Britannic Maijcsty's domintionn itt America; and that the Atnerican Fishnermnen shall have liberty to dry and cure fishn in any of tihe un settled 'onys, harbours amnd creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdlalen Islands, and Lahrador, so long as the same shall retmain utnsettledl." Thnis extensive annd profitable privilege was enjoyed by thne Amtericans until by the war of 1812. ounr fish ermen were driven from these seas atnd their rights under the treaty of 1733, annulled. Atnong tine ne gotiations in 1814 we find tine following: "That the British Government di:i not itntend to grant to the United States gratuitonsly tine privileges grainted by treaty to thnem, of fi.-hinng within tine limits of lBritish $overeigntty, and of usintg the sh'ores of British territories, for purposes conncerted with the fisheries." Very soon after the ratification of the treaty, says the Salem Ouzette, as set forth in the National lIntel l igenrer, tine Blritish begant to exercise their newly Iacquired jurisdiction. in June 1817, a circutlar was issued from thne Secretary's oflico, IHalifax, declaring thnat " American Fishermen are not permittedl to fre quant the harbours, hays adcreeks of tine provimee of Nova Scotia unoless driven into theta by actual distress." In process of time outr vessels were warned not to approach within sixty miles of tine British Colonial shores, indeed severnl of thnemi were captured arid sent in as lawful prizes. Theinse proccedinigs gave rise to tine contvention of 1818. For years after this, American Fishtermen were allowed to follow tine lines of thne shore " at thne distancee of thnree marine miles," but about tine year 1810 the colonniad aunthori ties made a vigorous attempt to enforce the construc tion by which tine British Gzoverrnment nowv propose to exclude from all thne bays anndudeep inidenttations of the shnore. Thnis led to furthner negotiationis, and ini 1815 a despatchn was sent to the Colornies by Loan S-rA5,EY, tihe present British Premier, aninouncing as a concessioni to American Fi-ihernmen, thne privilege of pursuing their avocations in thne bay of fundy. rThe announcement is as follows: "It has accordingly ibetn announceud tm tine Unitedl IStates Governmuent, thnat American citizens wvouild heceforward be aillowed to fish in rany part oIf thne bay of Funndy, pruovidled they) do not approachi, except in tine eases specified in tine treaty of 1818. within three miles of the etraince of atny bay on tine conast of Nova Scotia or Newv Brunswick." The above account, for most of whlich wve are in debted to tine Nationl Intellige.tner, is a concise amnd pertinent history of the Fishteries. Since tihe Convention of 1818, notwvitatanding tihe repeated thtreats of the Colontial auithorities to eniforce tine provisions of that conivention, American Fisher men have exercised tihe privilege of fishing, dryinag, curing &c., in and about those hays, htarbiours anti creeks, and tis is only another repeated attempt on the part of Great Britaimn to carry out those provi sions. We leave it to wiser hteadis to say whenter or not site has thnat right. T1his muntch, howvever, as very well remarked by Mr. MasoNv. is certain that "In this civilized age, anud between twvo suchn countries as Great Britain and time Ulnited Suates, were it tine purpose of Englandi to revise her con struction of tii conventiiom, aind requiire that it should be enforced, comity, onlinary comity, na tural courtesy wonuihl have required titat ntotice shtouldi have beent given of that determaination on tine part of Great lBrttain." Such a coumse we thnink was due and owing, upon thne part of that tainion, andI nt sendling, withott notice orwarning, naval narmanments wvith ordiers to seize and capture our vessels atnd their owners. The annonneement, on tine part of Great Britaint of her intention to enforce tine provisions of the con venation, should have been borne to our ears in any other itay than by the sound of tine cannon-indeed A WORD TO OUR CATHOLIC CORRESPONDENTS. WE have not the slightest intention of entering into a controversial dispute with our friends of the Catholic Church. It is not that we fear the collision in the least, but because we know that such a thing would be totally.distasteful to the great bulk of our readers. For purposes ot' amity, we have no objection to modifying the remark, (which seems to have shocked some of the good Catholics among us,) so fiir as td admit that it was hastily made, and that, upon ma turer reflection, we scarcely think it capabl of such complete substantiation as we at first itupposed. We will add also, that our remark had in view the nature and character of Catholie,Church government, and not their private piety or even their religious creed. Far was it from our intention to wound the feelings of any inedividual. The mildness and good-temper of an article in in our present istue, signed " LAVitAri," has had much to do with bringing ts to this degree of Chris. tian concession-a private ommunication from " A L ADy," still more. We hope the matter is now at an end. If contro versy be desired by any, (which we hope ii not the case.) we beg leave to turn their attention to the battering rams of old Dr. BACIAX as published in the "Evening News." "THE CO1PROMI3SE PLATFORM." OuR correspondent, " A SrECTATOR," tells us that the " compromise platform," laid lown for the State by our lte Convention, has been joyfully ac cepted bly our fellow-citizens of both parties in his see tion of Edgefield. We are delighted to heir this. It is right-it is noble-and it is precisely what we expected from the high-spirited people of our dis. trict. The opposite course would be, in our opinion, I wrong-ignoble-and unworthy of every devoted Caroliian. We have very recently heard whispers, to the efibet that a " secret party vote" will yet: be the result of the present canvass. We can but. reject the idea with disgust. Surely it cannot be true. If it be, then a long farewell to the honest fame of old .Edgefield ! To both parties we would earnestly say, abjure such thloulghts as you would the destruction of a tuother's peace or the drawing of a brother's blmod. To that party, with which we had the h'mor of ! acting, we would recointmend a manly adherunee to their generous resolve of conciliation and a liberal vote without respect to party lines. The patriotic I discharge of duly, is worth More thian all the petty spoils of oflice. And we trust that the seceession boes will show, by the fair state of the polls in October next, that they have preferred the former. It will reflect last.ing credit upon them and their principles. TilE ANDERSON GA.ZETTE, WE are extremely sorry to learn that our oll and valued friend, Maj. J. W. IARasoN, has resigned the Editorial ehair. Maj. It. has, for a long time, edited the Anderson (IGtlicu with true Senthern spirit, and marked abili. ty-insomtch that any comment upon his successful deportment as Editor, would be altogether super I laous. We need senreely say that.it hans afforded us un feigned pleasure to witness the success ever attendant tupont his car-er; for besides the respect 'ie, and cheerfilly granted, to talent and application, it was our good fortune, early in lire, to have been thrown witI this tost estimable man. As a College chum, i his worth and excellence were too well known and felt, to be easily forgotten-intdeed the most pleasant Moments of our life have been passed in his com. parny-may We not say the most improving ? For we spent thet not in toys. nor lust, nor wine, llut in search of deel philosophy, Wit, eltence ami poesy, For they mya friend were thinxe." As those days were fuill of pleasure arnd joy-may the rest of Ihis life be eqtually so ! May he be as suc cessful in all his untdertakings, ias he has beeni in discharging the task of an Editor, and mtay they reflect eIptal honor and credit upon htis natme! B.REUSBY DOZENS.,~ fii1? dozen per wveek. Nor are they bad evidlences of the abundance atnd consequent contenment, which are overspreading otur land. What blissful occasions for candidastes I We utnderstand that thtere are alway's att least two of thtem for every earcass. (CONMMU NI CAT ION S. Poat TtEV ADvsiaTisE.R. Mvssas. EDItTots.-On last Wednesday we at tended a B3arbecue fttrnished through the liberality of our venerable atnd esteemted fellow-citizen, Col. WYA TT IloMtEs, atnd never have we before witttesed such tmatnifestationt of gooud feelinsg in so large a e cmpany. At an cnrly hour itn the moe".dng, all Iwithin a reasotnable distance of the Colonel's resi dence were assembled. Sootn thec old menti were in groutps discottrsing upon the p~ros5pect o'f thteir pres cnt crops, na thc vualiiable specimnens of mineral somne of them have seen oni their preniises, while the yountg people were engaged itn amausements moare sutitable to their age. On htearing dinsner aninonneced, all repaired to al grove n- ar~by, and partook of an :ialple repast, of thec choicest ttents attd delicacies, wvitht which the table wvas abutndantly lavished. Th'e refrainder oif the day passed off as agtcenily as any could wish. The 01b1 and the young, alike, sented to vie, each with the other, in thec general enjotyments, attd mauny wheni leaving for thteir htomes at ntighit, seemed to regret that the day hail passed. We enninot flail to commend to outr citizens, the liberality of thte old Cotlontel, and doubtless to thtis can be attributed thtat htospitaldity and genierah good feelingv of the people. towards each othetr, which is so proverbiail of his neighborhiooid, as wec uttder statnd it is a cutstomt of la'ng stiading witht htim. to Ihave thetm atnnutally to piartake of his genetosity. Atnd we would here say to thtose wvho are comlaint ing of that selftishness andi wantt of friendly feeling, so manifest in somse neighborhoods, "Go and do likewise." CEI)AR CREEK. FOR TitFE ADvEatTI5VR. Mrfias. ErDaToats :-A large niad re-speetable por tiern of thre citizens of Edgelield, tnmbering somte three hunstdred antI fifty persons of botht'sexes, as semtbhed at Coopersville, on Friday, the 24th~ July, for the putrpose of intecrchangintg opinions on the varieus topics of the day, ad of partaking of a Barbecue Dinner, prepared by our most worthay frienda ad neighbor, Msr. R F.UENa CoorER, in Itis tusuail good style. If any thitng, our htost seems to htave bent himself in serving up tile "fixina" on this occnsion. Of the variouis topics diseutssed, thse Comptlromtise Platform, as iaid down by both parties ins the late Convenatiosn, sented to tmeet wvith gene rid aipprobation, and there was clearly a dlisposition thtat party differences shtould be foirgottent, ad, by commuson conssentt, a determsinntion to put down any tan who will attemrapt its revival. At 11 o'clock, Dr. R. C. G nFzf, President of thte daty, instroduced Asent Towvs.ND, as Speak er on the occasion. Our young and talented friend asecended the staind, and cotipletely etiehainted thre audience in a speech of seime tharee--gjuarters of ant hour in lenigtht, full of goodl sense, breathtinig through Out a piatriotie devoctiont and love of cotittry whtich should animtate thec bosoms of every Carolintian. Mr. T. conclutded Ihis Speech amtid Ithe deafenting ap~plasie of the multitude. At 1 o'clock Dinner was annocuncedl as rcady and an itsvitastioit given to the ladies to take thteir positiotn at the table,' already groaning utnder the mtighty loud of the good things Providence so bottntiftilly psrovidled for us thec present season. Thte Commsit tot oSf Twventy-onte occupiedl the centre of the hollow Square, and great credit is due thenm for the faithtful and inmpartial manner in wvhieh they discharged the duties assigned thtem. All ate until thtey were perfectly satisfied,. atnd on retiring front the tsable felt as thtoughi thsey would nec'er eat msore. We had a- great Cue, a day long to be remember ed in theo history of Barbecues. If the CandidJates things we prepared for.fI,-to say nothing- of "lots of votes" in diorkijo some of them in Octo ber neit, they certainli weisld have honored us with their preseice. j'think you, gentlemen, of the fine Mutton, (1aewell) Berkshire Pigs, Beef.-Stake from the finest., short horn Durham, Ifas and " ingun Satw''uthe best sort, Beets and Irish Potatoes in greates4podiaion, Cucumbers and Tomatto Sauce, &c.; too ruamerous to mention. Nor was this all-Lemon Sjruji d the fiist Caice pre pared by the good ladies 'of the neighborhood were handed round and around until all said " enough." The young gentlemen too #emaed to think thtt notbing should be left undone in the way of enter taining the company, parictarly the InAdies. Water melons were brought with i liberal hand, and freely spread before them, and all ate until they wcr antis fied. The young gentlemen-and ladies particularly secmed to enjoy themselv-, and judging from the many " sheeps eyes," as the saying is, that were cast between themi we dare say that, ere long, a great " Constitutional Onion Party" (matrimo al speaking,) will spring p in our midst. S mote it be. A SPECTATOR. 'FOR THE ADVERTISER. MEosas. Enrrons :-I must confess that I Was not a little pained to see the extract from the United States Catholic Miscellaji~ ard the editorial eom mentary upon it, as published in your paper o July 14th. The indignation rnanifested by you in your remarks, was, perhalin some degree, j usti fied by the hasty language. oo'nained in the artielt of which you complain. Whilo on the other hand the author (of that article, may have felt that th very offensive extract from the Herald, left hini noi without sonic color of excuse, for feeling and ex. preesing hiiself strongly. -But in cnndour, perini me to assure you, that I do. not; approve the hn. guage, or the tone of the Miscellany's correspon dent. I do hope, after a little-,efletion, that you wil Inot conider the injudiciousness of a single idi vidual, to be a sufficient justjfication, for the terribi imputation upon the Catholic Church, which youi editorial contains. I am sure your innate love oi ustice, is too great to nllow'you, after mature re lection, to give utterance to an opinion, so deelo injurious to ninny of your fellow-citizens, withoul 1 demonstrative proof of the .truth of that opinion The assertion of whieh I complain, is contained it the following extract from your editorial: " And lbut a short tr:in of redfection brings us tt the assertion, that wve believe the hour, which shal see Roman Catholic preponderance in Anerica will ring the death knell of-civil liberty." We should remember iniiting religious ques tions, partieularly when our opinions are to go fortl to the worid, never to penmit-ourselves to view it: great interests, through the mediumi of our preju. dices. " Truth never-flows from the pen, that pre judice guides." There is noshield so efeetual, it. rendering the heart of msn. impenetrable to it: rays. You are aware, that 'there is no tide in hu. nman affitirsi sb diffieult to stein,nas the tide of popu hit prejfidice, when once fai-ly set in motion ; anli you must have been aware, that nothing was bettel eleulated to kindle the fiameof popular prejudie againust the Catholic Churelyilan thme above Uxtrnet If the opinion be true, ids ertainly strong pre sumiptive evidence againust dietruth of the Catlholi< Religionl ; but if it should be false, as I coniseien tiously believe it to be, thuen,,vm ninust allow, that certain portion o.f the respotiiliity nitneches to yotu for co~ntribmutin~g to darken ilhe nmedium, througl which Catholic truth, at bet us but too dimly seem by our Protestant frienuds. d'u hang a veil befor< the eyes of those, who n: 'the.rwiusc conic to the light. I beg you not to infer,'frim the above remarks IbaieJ t-ie-iny .arfrouninth1onm; delights her tmore, than to~v ve her principles ani do~ctrintes calmtly in vetigt ,y ftie ligtht of imupar tial history. It is true, s imethumes complains when shue hears those fearful.judgments pronmoutnced against her, upon infortmation derived froim books in which her doctrines are perverted, miisstateu and muisrepresented, in every possible shiape an. form ; but even then. her .comuplaints, when hei Cathmolieclheart speaks out, arc uttered muore inm sor row than in anger. She -nlwsys admittedl and l ready to adumit no5w, that shec hasi some bad memb~ilers within her fold,-members, who have prodnieri nmuch evil, and very great scandal, lBut the tare: must growv aumong the wvheat, until the harvest shail come. These scnndals, howevcr, have never beer protduced by a cotnformtity witht her teaching, bu always in palpable violation of it. IAlthmought I masy not be able to chamnge your opin ioun, as to thme itncomnpatibility of the Catholic Chiurel Iwith civil liberty, yet I hope to be able to incline yoi seriously, to qumestion the validity of the reasons b: wvhich you hauve been lead to adopt that opintionm I know but one method, by whichi we can with eer tainty test the truth of yout opinion, and that is b exanmitring into the origin of those futmdamnenta pritnciples of civil libeity, out of which the frantn Iwork of our political institutions have been eon structed ; anid also, into the origin of those whole Isome laws, by which our social well-beinug is se cured. I atn inclinedl to think, that you would finm it somewhat dijir-ult to point out a usingle fumia mealprinciple of civil liberty, which P'rotetans tism hasu furnishedi to the world. TI there lie nuel a prinlcip~le, I frankly confess amy ignornnee of it antd wait to he enlightened. Representatire Government, as well as the print eiple that asserts thme connection betweetn taxatiol and representationt, we certainly derive frotm tht Cautholies. The trial by Jury, whiich is said to be thte patl ladiuni of civil liberty, is of 'Catholic origint. Magna Charia, that great bill of rights, whiel embtodies the leading principles of B3ritisht uns Anmerienni liberty, was drawn tup by a Catholic Car, dinah, STEPnIEN D. L.ANGTON. The independence of the Judiciary and the Common law, wvhich is said to be by far the hes portion of omur jurisprudence, arc both of Cathoilit origin. These great leaditng principles of civil liber ty, origintated in a Catholic Country, where th< Catholic Church wvas all predominant. They ger nminated, grew and attnined to thecir maturity, uunde Catholic Civilization, and Catholic Eduention ; in soil where thle people were not less distintguishiei for iteir devotion to the Catholic Religion, thatn fo: their he~roismu in defence of their liberties. Now if the Cathtolic Church is so exceedingly itnimina to civi! lIberty, as to be readyv to ring its " death knell'' at the very first hour that she obtains a " preponderance in the country," how can you explain the fact, tihat at a time when she had ne rival, and acted without restraint, that she did ntot crush these principles in their very gernm ? Why dhid shte foster and cherish them in her bsomn Why did shte suffer thenm to grow tip under thec shadow of her wings, at ag .timne, when she mtigt lhave acted out her instinctive repugnance and hous tility towards thtem, wvithout let or htinderance ? Ii your opno be true, her conduct wnas utterly iex plicable. Th le truth is, as the great D~r. .Joussoa says "No Church huas ever been so monstrously slandered." The only excuse fur the un~favorable op)inionm, whtich our people-entertain of the Catholic Church, is to be found in thec fact, that we kntow nothing of her, save as she has been presented to us, thtrough British history anid Biritish literntnre, wvhich so far as the Catholic Church is concerned, as some onie says, have been for the last three huni dred years, little else, than " one grand cotnspirney against thte truth, and need to be re-written front original documents," It has been one mfgl'uty eflibet of human genius to furnilsh plausIble pretexts, for the robberies, butcheties, and-ellyr enormities, Catholies, and particularly against Catholic Ireland But thank God, ndoy bf tht. greatest intelleets it Protestnut England, are subjecting this portion o history to a severe citical examination, and th< result is, that the flower of the tifsh Clhrgy, art flocking back to tle bosom of the Catholic Church But let rs come a little nearer hoie, andl inquir whether the Cutholies have ever manifested an hastility to the liberties of this country, aned by tie way, it might he-as well to inquire further whetlhe they contributed anything towards the ahievemen of these liberties. It is strange, rievertheless true, that tle only op1 position that the liberties of this country ever ein countered has been of Protestant eorigin. And it i equally strnnge, and equally true, that the onl: sympathy and effieienit nid, that we receivel durin our long and arduous struggle for independencet were received from the Catholies. It is certain that tie elAnnies were drivei into rebellion by tht tyranny of their Protestant Mother. They wer compelled to resist lier grieevous opprcssions. i .ordler to save their liberties from being erushed While otn the other lhanel, luring the long struggi that succeeded, the Cathoelies, as well as I reenmr ber, furnishedl us with i an immense fleet. thirter thousand aldiers, two Anndred cannon, clothes fu thirty thousand troops, besides seven million a dollars. Catholics everywhere fought as braveli and bled as freely for American liberty, as Prote tants of any denomeinatione. Yet sone of our gso P rotestant friends scen to speak and net, as if tl thought it almost an excess of charity, to allow Catholic, to live and breathe fn .\meriean soti mUh less to enjey that erquality n hieh lte ('onst tut'ion gularantees to all. So) conspietnoneis was Cathelic syvipntnhy for us d ring our Rovoltitionary struggle, that L ord Ilow wrote hoeni to the British Mlinistry, to send him ini more Catholic troops, they sympathised tei deel] with the rebels. lie conld nit rely upon ithem.an that was the reason of their seiding over to Ger many to procure those nreer-sary troops, the 11i, sinai, tho cere ProteVlnts, to coie here fi hteher us. The agents, they seit, wrote back I the Briti.'h Mlinistry that they were very nearl defeated, in prroetring these Protestant treeseps, b the intriues of the CZthllies. .John lirry, niu coiNemmaedlsV tie Lexington, the firt vessel fof w1 owned boy the Conetinental Csongrtss, was a levotc Caetheolic. lie was the first man inl this cointri Up,111nt whomi the title of Ce)ninnodosere was centfeirro ;1111 is, I believe, eunsislered the ifther of the A me ien Navy. ulit it is unnecessary to enetetiseon p,;: tienlarly the distinguishe Catlolies, whe figture censpiensu.,1y in the reveluatioen. Let it sillice I say, that they contrilbnted their full share towar the aehieveinent of tour liberties. A id where will you fid a bey of men who d1 fe.ied the Co-snstitutioni with such honesty rd sue ability as the Catholic Clergy. They csmititui evei eaM+ it thle North, the only conservative benl; tit all likely to breast the apprsoaehing storm wil unlroken ranks. llrownson's Reriew, tle leadlir Cathelie ht-view of this ennotry, putiblished1s inl Bo tion, expers.seis genierally the poslitieni ereed (if tI Clergy. Whe're Will yout finil se imaiiy ibl. ljtij.lj UPOn thee Ciistiti i. nte particularly nrticles C vornble to Southern riuhts ands Sunehturi - tinstes ? Where cnn vion finl the Ahmliionmlitts at all their fanatical kindreel, dennuineed with ril heeliness, ani in suci uneneasured langu:ige, 1as I )rewso sn's Reriew ? There vosn mnnv see the den agogue, stretched upon tde rack, an.1 teerturedl wil true 1Popish skill nd Pmpisk refinement. The yeSou my enjfljy the psl":asure oef seieg air. Seas at rnignte~d at the bar osf the ineinisitioen. aned sentence to bec finyeel alive: au I Ihis higesr law severrule aned hlmed sent (Cf ceurt. TJhe-re yon meny see tI Ipiteal ereeds of Theodolere Parker._1 [srace Gireel charneters upon the Inrlex E.rpr'.eatoriuss. The you may see thee name of .lohne C. Calhocun eat no~niz.ed as the guardian mitgel of the Coenstittii the patron saint of Ameriean libeerty. There ye will ind hii sieoctrines mnore ably sustaineed. thtani ainy other paper in the L'neion. Thets standls t1 Church. at a time whenu eve'ry weerlelly cosnsi-leraetisi if wvurllly mostivsessubel itleence her, urges heri exactly the oepposite diretio~n. Shec is peerfectl aware (Cf the uinpopuetlarity of leer pr'nleiples, he 1 reliien< nnd poslitienl amoeng the fimntienl sects, I1 which she is surrouneds. nde she is peerfecthy per pnjered to nmake the secrificeas meessery to sustal them. If she desiresd a perseenderanece in th. Icounntry. simply fer th'le putrposse of " ringing tl sheath knell oef .\erienen liberty,"' whye sles eel keuep her helen ,s stenslily in, the eye ssf the wine Whyi dles shee not tack ship, anesl sperSed leer eal vas svtere tihe aura pospulairiis, end ridec at soe inteo favorst' tre is le alsoee tess at eupid tso Is ern free he'r neeighboera to trime leer sails and ties slh'iI cue~t(, so as tee snit eaech psopular-ismn theat pass hey ? Ne, sir, she is necither edefeetive in ieet, sk or ancy eother regneirie neeesaery to weerldly succe ac butt heer kiengdomzi is neot tof this weerl! Iher Divis Fousender pinoced ine leer heaneds the depositum Fait/, that yea~rl of great prie. Shec is the on t gieeguardlian osf the sacred trutie; anedshoue yseu oll'cr leer sell the kinegdmets of theis worl, betraye it. ysou wosuld receive the ttemplter's ansawe " bsegone 'ataee, foer it is wrieteen, lhe. Iord they Gee thoeu sha~lt :edlsre, aend heimt only shalt thoeu serve." L.\YMA.N. BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. CA PT. M1A cY. AND nis (ot~t AND ihsTcof E Tlhe 3, nllaiore Stin, of the 28th liIt., says: "lI Ite.lligence f'romi lort Sith I. Arkaensais, puiheli un idesr Otur Ielegraph~lic headee t his meoring, reper .senets t hast :e 'evere bant te..nlstieng two dlays, ha heeni fought bey Unpt. Mtarcy. sitd a comneny< U. States troopls, aguninat tt wo t houstaned Cmmeiue ce.'se, and thazt 3:ere'y mosI hiis wheole comemn were enmilritred. Th'le dispach weich cont eientes theis report de noet .state prtecisely whe: the attack wnes mae~de. Cnylt. 3|arey was receni ly ine ceommiantd at Feort Smnie h, ener t he bouned:r line ofl the lniai n territory, butt the tresops haer bjcen recently wiithdsraewn from that poest.:nn senothier foirt was in ptroeetss of construct ion. is probable theat this ller peInce waes thec poir1 eel netink, send ibhat the lendians were attrateedi snch numbeihers by the heope of pleunder from th~ uenerouns Caelifoereeia traincs which nre now eros: ingr lie Inhis; Fort Smnithl beinig ocne of thc star'ting points fosr enc igrants. Capt. Mntrey be loniged to th e 5th lenfanctry. I~o wa.s.thee son Gov. M1arey', who wats Secretairy of War iee Pres dient Po~lks Cabeinet. Capt. Marcy was aen ofil eer of greait :ee.elClpli.,hments, :ted heis deathi,i the niewts as reported .shall perovte true wvill hb severely felt ine the service. The report (lot neot :etgur well for the safety of the Californi I rams. THEa Frcench Govercnment is bhotut to mnkl the P'ope pany fosr the military protcti~on they al ferd hm. Austrint chasrges, and at pretlty bill shc Irenders, sixteen thouisande psennids ae tun:he. witl oeensionl extras, runeninig ineto It iidedetl sof t Its ande. The Frechl tiiitary polhice thinek tie a sre as much etittled to pay as the Aute;rinoee anid thtey itend to present at bille which wil le.ntie the Pospe's peurse rat her empty. Tr Poestmnaster Genierael haes directed ihn dtoeenits ned speeches maey be franked sepn Irntely, and wthen tied up ini bndles, the direc inonteceter docuentt alone dsall be re qeuired. Theis will save ttmebers of C7ongrss durieng the piolitienl enemhaigni, ane imumese den set ISabor ande clerk hire. 1b1roSTERS.--Tee 31 oeitreael Irelld aly% hun dreds oef peersons wthco never saIw Moeitreah, se heave s'e.en it only sat a dhistancle, or hn~ve reside< itt a pa~rt fer frotm the scenceof outr receit diss ter, illh piroebably pientbuate Caennda, atnd smn hparts of thie U. States, representing thiemsel'ea to be distressed fire sniierers frome our city. Now, ench one of these is tin arrant imposter and shoutld bo treated tes sucth, for here is abun. daent relief for all who ask, provided they arc a,.t.al ...m~o. ARRIVA OF 1ME EURopA. T e NFM YoRK, July 29. The steamer Enrop alu arrived from Liver. pool, with four d:tyi later intelligence. The Liverpool Cotton market was dull, at a decline of 1-16 since the departure of the Baltie. The sales of the week were 42,000 bales, of whicb 6301) were on Speclation, and 5000 for Export. The imports of tile week were 38.000. The quotations are f,,r Fair Orleans, 6 1.4; ' iddling. 5 1-8:a 5 1-4 ; Fair Uplanids, .5 3.4. r The lavre Cotton mtarket is dull, the w.2ek'sl t sales amount to 4000 bales, at drooping priers. The Money mt:rket was easy. AL 3latiches ter trade wasduill. . The steaniship Iermann had arrived out. The heat was vcesbive throughout England and Fi-anie. The Parliamenlary Elections were decidedly unfavorable to the Ministry. There had been dreadful religions riots in 'Belfast, which were stppressed by the military, but not until after 1 the bass of sevt r.. live.4. The Fren-h President had left Paris or a tour in the Proviiees. There had been heavy storms itrouthiout France. and mnch injury had result ed tothe crops. The Orleans property near e Dreux had been seqestered by the Govern. metl Mitch dissatisfuetiun is reported to exist amitong the Frenchwi troops. The Emperor of Rusvia had suddenly gone r to Berlin. f A commer-iil treaty had been negotiated by , the Amerienin Charge d'AlTiirs with the Swedish SGweri ment. Several ineendiarv letters from Kossuth had been .,eized in Italy, and twelve persontis were ar-e.ted ott a charge of conspirwy; 10.000 nd. a dimional troops were behig raised in Piedmoit. A minist erial crisis was threatened in Spain. Gen. Pavia. it is believed, will succeed Brivo Mriilo as aPresident of th1'e Counnil. rie overland mail from India re-ports tie enp tore of B.ts.eimbotn by Gen. Goodwin. Trade was brisk at. Calcntit. There had ben limmense new discoveries of gold in Australia. d Letters from Constantinople report a most brntal attaek on tie passeng-ers of theI Englimh ste-imer while in the ntt of leavin-g lte vessel. several Einglislimen were woutnded. There is nothing el-e of importuie. y. CUBA. y In relation to Cuba, if report spenks correelly. tle elemetis of disa~l~etion are still as at ive as ever. It has hitherto been suppoi-ed that the severe examples assorinted nith the rate of SLopez and bli., unfortunate comipantions, had en-. Itcirely .,ti pressled any tendeticies4 of a revolittion :.rv ebt::reter, but we are informed bsv one of Lotir Northern exchanges, of the reception of a pampltlet Iulished on that Isladn, and ealenla ted to excite or tront-e all the hostility of the people ntinst the Government. and sow tile " seeds f' disaffection far and wide. Our ex Ischante says: A Cuban Merchant, a gentleman with whom we are well aequainted, and inl whom we have the f1ullest confidence, and who is not ostentsibly impl'eated in the conspirnev, arrived here onl Thursday in the Cherkee "from Iavana, andi has liven us a copty of a journal pnblished in It Invnna by a secret Junta at the risk of their lives, for the purpose of informing the on-pirai tors of the progress of the plot. It is printed onl one Side ofl lte paper onily. and has thle up p:r:meve of havingi ppe- tireugh a great nom Ib-r f h:md1. We re infirmed that it is the - lly ey that. l::s ever re-aed the United S :.te -. It is ciretulate.d frmn I.:nd t land. seere;y moung :dl classes of peospsl:, ant so imptirtant did the Government consider the umovient, that a reward of .920.000 has beet oA.'red for the discovery of the printing ellie-, andj an additionalh rewarid for the seizure esf imt. It pre-ssionts. Thirty thousand coepies of the first -e itmnber were struck otf. A rroattTi o~.r ToF RF.P: ESENT.Vlo.-Uner thte net oft Congiress, whieb wias tin:d!v pa:ssed alatst wecek, tihe whole numbser of Repsreseuntt tves' IC will lbe two hundred antd thtirty-foiur, diistlributedh einecttieti4, Ne~w York 33, New Jersey 5, Penyvna25, Deltwatre I, Marvlanid 6, Ohio 21, Soth Catrolina~ 6, Geori-: 8, 1floerid~a 1. Ala Nosrtht Carolinia 8. T1ennessee 10, K~entnetky 10, n .Missouiri 7, A rk:ansa~s 2. Indliattm 11, Illini' 9, e Mlichtigan 41, Wisonisitn 3, ltuwn 2, Texas 2, Cal. iiririin 2. Titatl 234. Thte whole ntin-r of nlPro-iei:a electors, adding the 62 Senators will thterefore be 296, ma~kintg 119 necessatry ti -' a i-Itsice. Pitormrs oF S-roeK Itstsn iN TF.AS.-Int I181t2, a gent lemn ini Pjtroorini counity. g-oe halhf : leangne of latnd, worth not over $1,000, for I ns thous:anid hea.:d of neat en.ttle. Sitnee that "timne he has sutpplorted his faimily, and improve~d ea farm worth fomr or five thonisaud dollars, frsom te the .sale osf the prodnee of the hierd ; which has ttnow, (beiside-s the niutmber sildi) itncretseed to jse-vein thosatnd hei-ad. Of this timmbler, he has just sold .1,000. at $ I entch, or $l6.0II0 in all. Hei es:im-etes thatt the nutmber pres in,lv soll hIrbrought $10t.0)00 'iThe three thlonannttd remain ringi are worith $t2,000I. Ren-zders abroadi must -s untder..tand thtat enttle have no toodi in TIexas, il save what is furniishied by~ ntitural pastutres. *Tu CAv-AI.I.A MESST.NE.-AFaIeA.--We "'are indelbted to Col. G. F. 'OlTone, for Vtl. 1, SNo. 1, of a little sheet bearing the above title. Ily It was inelo~ed in a longv andm interesting h-'tter. d written byv .mIiss Marthai WillifoIrd, to her fri-end :uand chiri.atian sister, thte late 3Mrs. E. A. Teownes, rwho.-c recent und timettly deatth we have soi ', reenttir nnnonnetned. 'rThe Carnilla Slesienger, hams for'its mtotto the very tppiropriate words, '*lE:thiopjin shtall soon stre-tchl (slt hien hands toi God." TIhte Messeniger is edited lby the Mlis sional~ries stationed at Cntvallat, 3Miss Williford bleing one of them, and in the Jebo laingnage. -Mai.s WV. indintes itt petncil mta~rks the uirtieles written. biy herselIf ini the JebO. Whleni wei re fleet that'our fair toIwnlsmlan w~as bunt recently amotng. us ande nta profounidly ignorattt of the diJeo peoplse and thecir languntge, n5 we mayl3 be, Pand that irn thet lapse oft tboutt two venirs she thas fonnd her wnty tub Afrient, as a devoted nntd d sel-tsan~eiticig Miissionary of hter Lord and 3l1as tter, and htas b-comet an Editress of a paper itn C the langnage of the Jeho, we tnot ontly feel that she confers htonor ott Greenville, but thatt she Y ives ebarnteter to her sex, anud merits ntnd, as Swe huimbly hope, rece-iives the approvinig .smiles d of heaven. It was not our good fortunte to thave the pecrsnatl acqutaintance oh' 3iss Willi itford, butt she is representted to tus, by thtosse whto Sknow her wvell, as onie of the most tninbh-le, >i. e sins and gifted ladies our Town antd District "have known.-Greenville Moun taintcor. Tiu' BArrIST CoNNaerioN i~s GEoRGIA.-The fStatte Cionventioni's annuail report lhs just bteen publishted, anmd shows tha~t in that .4tute, tho de -nomnatit on conitainus. 75,450 members. 1 .213 f ehttrches, 674 ordained ministers, ande 193 lic-en e tiates. Considerably more thant two-tirds oif 5 the mietmblers of these chutrches are whtites. The a1 tnuber of accessions by haptism during thte past year amounted to 5,923, nnd the net gaini itnimembtlershtip was 3,080. The Convention ' jownIs a lurtre amnonnt of funds, invested for va - riousa objcts, (of whicih above $130,000 atre in C the Mercer Untiversity funtds, abousit $50,000 are 1i o'thler investmtentts foar beneutvohent. purposes; - whileI thle-re is at htrge amnount of' real estate con nee'Lted withI the iUiversi iv, the: Ilearii School, Peliehd Femuale Aensdemty.'ithe Chri>siun Index. I(thte organi of the detnominntison,) and alsoi withi the lien st it utions in addition to t heir money' funids. Besides the revenes from these inisti t tutiotns, thtere have beetn contrnibuted duiig the - year over $14,000 for objects of a missiontary niature. -Tus' WHEAT htarvest is in great pairt gathered, Ieven its far northt as Wisconsin: anid in qiunti ty' and quality the wheat getnerally exceeds the yield oft average years. Except iotns to the fact are merely loenl, andl in thte estimate of the ag grega.te criopt htrdly woerth consideritng. -Poluc~u. PatsoxEuts.-T1he Phiiadelphii Dm1 rnmocrat, a German pa~per of Philadelphin, gives, Sas thte amtounit of poilitical prisoners ttow itn Eu .rope, ealculated fromt the aecounts given in En ,rpean jourhls for some time past, a totath of 76,680, without including those confined in Rus sia and Poland, the numb~er of whom is left to HOESEZ D 1 PON , The following extraets exhibit tho. various itialifeations of the Jonestead Exemption Hills now in force in the several States named: Maine.-A lot of land, a dwelling house, and Iut-huildings thereon, or so much therggps ,hall not exceed $5,000 in value. Vernon.-The homestead of every is'eUg keeper, or head ofa fitmily, to the vali of $5001 :and the yearly products thereof. MassachI'setts.-The lot and buildings. there.. Oi occultied as a residence, to the, valu.:.of $,5.000. NerIn York.-The lot and buildings thereon ocenIpied as a reo.idenee, to the value of $1,'000. .Mar lad.-All real estate acquired by mura ring during the life of a wife, from execution for debt of husband. . . . Georgia.-Twenty acres of land including dwelling and unprovements, not to exceed 200 -and the additional amount of five. acres -for each child under 15 years of aze. - Fhrid.-Forty neres of land, when not. in any town or cit vand provided such doe, -not exceed im value .100. . Alabana.-Forty neres of land to every far. mer, and to every housekeeper, rebiding in a town or city, a house and lot not to exceed. $3.000 in value. - - . ... T.s.-Two inidred aeres of land, u'beh not in any town lots, not to exceed $2,000 in vaue. Ohio.-Every family a homestead not toIr. eed $500 in value. Michiga.-Forty acres, with dwelling house atul ppnrtenances, when not in town, or-eity' if m town or city, a 1(t or dwelling house nlot to exceed in valin. $l.500. Illinois.-lit of ground and buildings oeen. lied as a resideice, not exceeding in va.ue 51,000). Iwra.-Forty arres of land, not in town or' city, or honse and lot in, town or city, not ex. eeething 82.000. 1isconsi,.-Fodly acres of land, not in town or city, or a town or city lot not exceeding in aniount one.fourtl of an nere. C'alfornin.-The homestead, eonsistine of a.. rinantiiy of land, together with the dwelling' he'nse haereou .1and its appurtenaneep, and not exceeding in value the unm fi r5,000... Nee Jerser.-A homestead to each head of a faniilv, beinlg the Cisuily re.i-lence, to the value of $500 ; 1) to be assets in thle hid. of an ainiiiii-trator, but to remain for the benefit of tie wilow, and util the naturity of the muitor child. -A South Carolinm.-A homestead of fitly ares of land, including the dwelling hous. and y purtenances, not tl exceed $500 in value, aiu. "not to extend to any property sinasated withii lie linits of anay tii v or town corporate. IT is better to live and die in poverty with the angel of virtue and right hovering around yon, than to live in splendor und wenth, with the terrible demon of evil hnunting vonr every s!ep through life, nd making your'death bed one of ilisery. A MACHNE is oin exiibition at Steubenville, - Ohio. fAr the nannincture of nintehes. It will produce either pereu.sion or friction m-tehlaes'it the rate of 20,000 per minute, or 1.200,000 per hour. There was something of the same sort recent ly at Angusta, Georgia. It may possibly be the same. ANxOirrn: or TIM G':AnD GU.E !-Died on Sonday, Jiuly Itth. at his residence in [Hartford, oxf~ord comity, Maine, Seth Stnrtevant. iii'the 93,1 venr of his age. He was with W:'shingtoai at V:'illey Forge, and was in the b:ittles of ti1l Water and Monmouth. He was perfectly well onl thIe day' of his deaths: he rose from his seat wounstd upj his esiek, re-sented hiimself and fell ashirep, and the first intimn:ition the family had of his deauth, was his unusual silence. He died.. while slee~pinug in his ehnir. Tm First New...p:aper paublished in 'Virii co~st lift y dollars a year. .it wa publilshed~Wekd ly. nnid 'advert iseinc-nts wecreinserted-for tenAdilka~ 80N G. I dina,lIhoes, - - s ~ .es tuaighs, I mows, I esup we for mintr . - ~And taters . an foralll ' I'm indebted to the pria. I do suppose, A ll knowvledge flows,\ Itighat fromi the printing press ; ."O off' I u.oes A n, het 'cr dos We heard apretty goo~d story, a fe~wdas ,'inie, ablotit ni good deneon somewhere out itn " York State," anti was sonethiing after this wise: HeI was one of' those upright .a. dignuifie~d sort of men who made it a rule to - paerforms their duty asnd tihen make the biest of the matter, however the evenat mlay turn out; lbut every thting on his farm was kept; in the nenitest of order. It had got to be he qutite late in the season for mowing, and still the de::cmon hand a fine piece of grass, which lie had been: unabile to cut on account of the press of othera matters, soon one beau noonul d h put on a large force, and by noo hehadit all doine and sprend about in nice order wvhena there enamte up a shower, and wet it. Arfter the shower, the old gen. tleman eanme out aid walked about perftcthy cool and the next day lie agntin spread it to dry ; :about noona there came another show. er; well ouit enmeK the dencon agnin: with at hong face, anid the dignified air becoming onie ini his station, looked at the hay and wndked into thei ho~use. The next day be inig plensant, he had the kay dried, load sand driveni into the barn, inito which they hiad got, just as anothetr shower, had begaun to fall. Trho deacon congratualated himself that lie had finlly seceeded in securinig the hay when a gusst of' wind struck the barn, gushing through completely sweeping dhe hay scntterimng it to the four quarters, and tenaring the ban doors from their hinges, else of which, hitting the old gentleme, prostrated, him in the mud, anid fell top him. A fter the door had beets removed, froms him, he surveyed tihe ruinis for a few momenta' and( theLn exclaimed :-" Well, 1Ithinik it time for ame to express my sentinments." Westerly Echo. W1'urrn 7tse.-he substitution of wh~ite zinec for white lend as a basis of oil paints' has attracted considerable attenation in thlis country, anid there are several manufactories of the naewt material already ins existeneco. - A late Paris letter has the following in re, lations to the subject: "1I spoke itn a late letter of a circnlar of ' the Minister of the Interior, advising the snblstitution of whlite zinc for white lead, as a basie for oil paints. T1he advice is being Followed in all quarters, and manufacturers raf lead are becomsingnmanuneiturers of zine~ 'i'hse Gazette of Lille mentions two largo establishmsents in that city that have takeit' " lhe necessary steps for effecting the-change inch I flid similar statements in other pro. vinicisal papers. It seenms that the initiative wvas niot that of' the Governsment, but of' thI2S uanninacturers themselves, many of' whom "n - had signed a nmemorial, to the effect tisaif', the Governmenmt would give the weimght 6t its authority to the movement, they wonkdbe glad to substitute zinc for lead. This dan. erouss poisonl will probably soon be super." ,eded by a substance altogether harmle" (r. Comprehend not few things in many