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- . * We will cling to the Pillars of the Tenpiie of ou Lb rt4es, ani if It must fall, we will Peris amidst the Ruins." W. F. DUR1SOE,-Proprietor. EDGEFIELD, S. d., JANUARY 5, 1853. - ADDRESS TO A BRANDY BOTTLE. You old brandy bottle, I've loved you too long, You have been a bad miess-iate to me; WYihen I niet you first I was healthy and :trong, And handsome as handsine cou!d be. I had plenty of cash in my pocket and purse, And nty cheeks were red as a rose, And the day when I took you fur better or worei 'd a beautiful aquiline nose! But now only look, 'is a fright to behold, That beauty I boasted has fled; You'd th*ink I was nearly a hundrod years old, 'When I'm raising mny hand to my head For i: treibles and shakes like the earth when quakes, A nd I'm constantly spill:ng my tea, And whe-never I speak I make awful miiEtakes, Till every one's laughing at me. The ladies do n't love me, and this I can trace To the loss of ny aquel:ne nose, Like an overgrown strawberry stuck on my face, .Still larger and larger it grows. And I have n't a cent in iny pocket or purse, And ny clothes are all tattered atnd torn; Oh, you old brandy bottle you've been a sad curs And I wish I haad never been born: You old brandy bottle, I'll love you no more, You have ruined my body and soul; I'll dashl you to pieces, and swear from this hour To g've up both you and the bowl. And I'll now go and sign-I could scarcely d worse, On that piledge all my hope I repose, And I'll get back my tnoney in pocket and purs And, peraps, too, my beautiful nose. THE PRODIGAL SON. Afflictions though they seemi severe, In inercy oft are st-nt ; They stopped the Protligal's career, And caused him to repent. Although he no relentings felt, Till lhe had spent h's store; lis stubborn heart began to melt When fantine pinch'd him sure. " What have I gain'd by sin," lie said, " But hunger, shame, and fear; Aly fatier's house abounds with bread, While I ai starving here. I'll go anid tell him all Pre done, And fall before his face: Unworthy to be call'd his son, I'll seek a servant's place." ITis father saw him coming back, 1le saw, and ran, anl sutil'd; And threw his arms around the'neek. Of his rebellious child. "Father, I've sinn'd-but Oh, forgive " SI've hearsi enough," he said ; "Rejoice, my house, my son's alive, For whoin I mourn'd as dead." THE BRILLIANT LOCKET. A STORY FROM REAL LIFE. 6HIAPTER I. IT was the Autumn of the year 1800 whei tIe Republica army under Ney, Morceau L~ambI, Cyr, anad other of its bsravest genserah~ was pursuisag its victorous career, and layin, wtaste somue of the most importanat towns ii G~ermtany, that thte circumstance we ar about to relate took place. Theo fregnaent wanst of stores, ammunitial ansd money, in the Repaublican armaies, an the hope of plunder, thsen so fregnsently hel! ou; to the French soldiers as the reward o victory, caused no inconsiderable alarm i the breasts of the more peaceful inahabitanat of those places whsich were considered likel; to become thec theatre of haostilities. Amonag thsese, the .inhsabitants of a Ger man towns of conasiderabale importance-aml which, for distinaction, we will call Ebristeil -htad ample reason for their misgiv'ings the dasily, almost hsosrly approach of th French beisng expected. The family of Paual Kinsmayer, a merchan citizena of' great wealth, w"as among thos maost agitatedl by the afflicting intelligenea lIIis househaold conasisted fi Isis wife anad onl d.tughter, anad a few domestics its wthom hs could place confidence. His daughter wa tae sprinag which regulated every action the merchant's life. Shte w'as the apple -bis eye, the sunashine of Isis shady places faor hser he accumulated his wealth, that he rare beauty might win with it a station c rank and~ influence; anad the hsope of whIole lifetime mighat be wrecked its a fev briel hours. is wife w~as the first to suggest a lant fo the conaceahnenat of their treasures. Thei mansion was situated neatr the extremity t the townt, and fromn it a secret patssagec comn munsicated with a bower in thse g:a-den ad joaiig, from thenice, in thse evenaing a ma miught easily steal un perceived to thec adjaces wvoods, ad there shte proposed that the mer chiant should at night time bury his treasure or, at anay rate, thant he should proceed throug the forest and deposit it with a relation wh was to be trusted, who would not be suspee ed of possessing so nmuch wealth, and wh'l resided about two days journey from th pilace. For a time, Paul Kinmaver resisted ever; imsportunaity of his wife. Whso would prote th~em should the anticipated attack take lplac in Ihis absensce? Thse domestics were ol atnd infirm, and they would be much fo others not akin to them. But whsen Isis wil spaoke upon the future; whean shte impresse on hitm that it was wealth only that woul byp rgunirod of them, and thatt, deprived thsat all for which Ihe had struggled, whic would be scattered ins a moment, Isis resolu. tion gave way, :'I go," said lhe, " and leave you in th tstof one wh'lose all powterful hand wil protect you; unless, inadeed, itt his infinit shall fall as an example and terror to the Sguilty." Collecting all that was most valuable into a small packet, as the evening approached, the merchant was prepared to depart One jewel only remained behind-it was his own miniature, set in a locket, with diamonds of great value. It was his wedding gift to Amelia, and with it he hesitated to part, and lie placed it again around her neck with the sale fervor and atf'ection that he felt when he first piesented it. To her and his daugh ter, the namesake of her mother, lie gave somne iecessary direction for their weltiare during his vbseiice, and taking an afrection ate hirewell, lie departed, unknown to any but themselves. It was in the evening of the fourth day after the merchant had departed. that the roll of the drum, the shrill voice of the trumpet among the inhabitants without, proclaimed to the inmates of the mansion that the ene mV was fast approaching. The town was indeed filled with Austriaitroops; but these had been so often and lately defcated by the victorious arms of the French, that it was nti1 without roason the citizens felt strong mnisgivings in their prowess. CIIAPTER -II. On the return of the merchant, the French army was evacuating the place, and carried with them the trophies they had wrested from the conquered Austrians, and a large supply of stores and plunder from the devo. led town. Paul's heart dried within him as 0 he stealthily entered the suburbs, and pro ceeded towards the place of his residence. Within the town was confusion and dis. may; here were open storehouses rifled of their contents, the very doors torn from their hinges; there, were the trim gardens of the richer classes broken down and trampled over, in the market places were groups of the middle and lower classes, loudly comn plaining of the excesses of Austria and France. Still Paul stopped not to join the outcry his own anxiety was his own home. At length lie rearhed his dwellitig. With what a pang of intense anxiety lie rushed in through the open portal. The servants had evidently fled; the stairs bore the marks of heavy footsteps. Paul stopped not to examine them, or he would have seen that they were traced with gore. With the speed of thought he rushed into the accustomed sitting room, and there a horrid spectable awaited him. Ot the ground lay his wife, stabbed through the heart, one of the town, until it was woe. that he was mad ; and so, for a time, he was; but anxiety brought weariness, and repose led to recollection. How deeply Paul Kinmayer reproached himself for not taking the miniature with the other valuables, ineed not at this time he related, since he little doubted that his wife's resistance to part with it led to the fatal catastrophe. One redeeming thought only flashed across his mind, that by its agency-if, indeed, she had not shared the fate of her mother-he might be enabled to discover the missing daughter. To this end, he resolved to devote the whole of his fu ture existence; and after the funeral of his 'wife, he disposed of his house, the wreck of his household goods, and prepared to travel, whither, lie knew not; but anywhere to fly f romn the scenes where all his hopes of earth ly happiness had been blighted by the ruth. 1 ess hanids of the destroyer. "' And these," he said, as lie turned from .his native town aiid home, " are deeds per ~petrated under the sacred honor of liberty! 1Alas! how is the divine attribute desecrated! Hlow little but the name exists in the blood Sthirsty dynasty of France !" CHAPTER III. Shall w~e follow the steps of Paul Kinmay en for twelve years ?, Shall we relate how he travelled in strap lands, even in the -wake of the French army-sometimes in t disguise. How minute, but yet how cautious were his inquiries, and alas! howv fruitless! Shall we say howv the haile man grew gray ~ n feeble asthough half a century had piass ed over his head, in scarcely miore than a Stythe of onei No; for we could relate ~nothing that would interest the reader-no thing but the patient suffering of a hereaved Iman, hoping, but hopeles-seeking, but find. iug it not ; unitil it almost seemed that the faiculties of the wanderer had ceased to em brace the original object of his mission ; but they did not-they only slumbered. It was somiethiing beyond twelve years rafter the scene related in our second chap. rter took place, that a French officer was ne citing, in onie of the principal cafes of Paris, to an eager crowd of listeners, the particu lars of an inglorious retreat from Russia, of Lwhich he was one of the few survivors. H is ageacould not have exceeded thirty, but the draflhardships of the Russian campaign had told-fearfully upon his hardened features. War, howvever, bad not tamed, but had evi dently added to, a naturally ferocious dispo sition, for he was detailint with savage sat isfaction, the torments of the enemy, already Iforgetful of the sevirity he had just escaped; and to which so many of his comrades had fallen a sacrifice. :tAmong those who. listened most attentive Sly wvas a stranger, who sat almost unnoticed Ismoking in an obscure corner of the room; an involuntary expression at length betrayed Shim, and all eyes were immediately turned to where he sat. d" Ill wager a Napoleon," said the officer, f" that the old German never smelt powder Ibut on a reviewv, and never saw more smoke than that wvhich now proceeds from his meer chanm." " Better if others were like me, who, re membering only that they are soldiers, forget *thait they are men." on his feet; "such sentiments here are dan gerous, but you Germans are ever mystical. However, I'll tell you a German adventure, so, garcon, another bottle of coti roti, and then-Do you happen to know the Ger. man town of Ebriestein !" enquired the of. ficer. The dull eye of the stranger seemed lit up suddenly with a liquid fire, as he answered in the altirmative. "It was my first campaign," continued the officer. " My father was one of the bra vest (lie meant, one of the most blood-thirs ty) leaders of the revolution. His influence obtained for me a commissiin ; and crowned with success I found no difficulty in earning for myself promotion. In the action allu ded to we were allowed but two hours to make what pillage we could in the town of 8briestein, before we proceeded onward to greater and more glorious victories. Well, there was a jeweller of great wealth whose. house was poinited out to me by an Austriain prisoner; we entered, but in which neither jewels nor portable valuables could we find. The servants fled onl our first entrance; the wife and the daughter alone remained. The latter had locked themselves in a room. which we soon burst open; we deianded of themi their valuables; the trumpet had already sounded ' to horse,' and I was preparing to leave the house, when a gold chain around the neck of the elder fenale attracted my attention. There was attached to it-" - " A portrait !' asked the stranger, in a tone of ill-concealed anxiety. t " Don't interrupt mie," said the narrator; " the story is droller than any one would itmagine. The blood of the stranger came and went rapidly, and, putting down his pipe, he was observod, for the moment, feeling about his pocket, as if in search of some missing ar ticle. "You're right, it was a portrait, and in a most valuable seting. Provoked at obtain ing no booty, I demanded it of lir; she shoild have had the worthless miniature, but she was obstitiate. I tried to force it frotn her, but she resisted-nav, more, she tried to seize a pistol from my belt, and in the heat of my passion, I stabbed her." " Have you that portait still!" asked the German. "1 have, though it has been taken from the setting in which one of ity own glitters. 0 You said you know Ebriestein ?" "I did, years ago." e " And probably the original of this pic- c CHAPTER IV. Mortally wounded, but not dead, he who tl bad braved the heat of a hundred hattles, a and whom death had spared that he might inake more suitable atonent for his guilt, was carefully removed to a private apart mnent. Paul, who might have escaped in the con fusion, did not attempt to do so, and he was of course taken into custody, and incarcer- C ated in ote of the dunreotns of the police. e The following morning he was led forth r for examination ; the wife of the fallen offi- a cer, lie was told, would he his accuser. But s he walked with a firmer step anid a lighter b eart than usuarl. One pbortionl of his mis- Ia siomn had been accomplished; he had aveng ed his wife's dearth, but lie found ito traces of his daughter. Ott reaching the place of examitnation, he I' was commanded to statnd ; a shriek-a long, I agonizing shriek-was heard, and the pros- I eutrix fell senseless on the floor, t Restorationi was applhied, and on her re- I Covery', the cause of her agitation was soon ii apparent: " It is my father!" she said, and breaking I through the crowd, she again fell senselesse in his arms. r 'Thle impetus of her fall caused a locket to I drop from her bosom, where it was still suts- Ii pended by a chain. Pauti Kinmayer sniatch. a ed it up. Yes, it way the name-the circlet r of brilliants; but now it contained the por trait of-whom!? of his daughter's husband, the murderer of his wife. i Passing her to otne of the attendants, the I old man smtote his breast, an~d called aloud c in his troublel-a " Was it for this thou wert preserved, my beautiful, my pure I" 1 In consequenice of the state of the witness, I the examitnation was postponed, anid the t same evening the dying manm requestedl that I the prisoner, together with the chief of po- i: lice, might attenrd him,. On their arrival life wvas ebbinig fast. The I confession of tihe officer was brief; he ad- r mitted the murder of Paul's wife, and the 1 justice of tihe retribution ; lhe further confess- ' ed that the daughter, being alnost a child, t was cartried awvay by the soldiers to the rear b1 of the army; atnd she wvas forced from the C apartment previous to, and knew nothing of t her mother's fate; and that, repenting of his t act, lie had her conveyed to Paris, and edu cated; her loveliness increased; arnd she, i~ only ktown to him as a benefactor, at last r cosented to marry him. i This con fession was attested and forward- I ed to the Emperor. Meanwhile the friends a of the officer camne forward as persecutors ; his wife refused to do so. The murder in the latter case was fully proved, and Pault was senteniced to death, t On the morning appointed for his execu- r tion, he was reprieved, and suff'ered to enter a monastery, wvhere lhe soon sunk under a r broken heart. With his wvealth which was considerable,t he founded a convcnt for tihe "Sisters of Mercy ;" and ini the still beautiful abbess, a whose piety and benevolence have, with jus tie, been lauded and admired, may be dis covered the unfortunate daughter of Paul s Kinmayer.I Give a child his will, and a whelp his fill, t and neither will thrive.t It is a good rule fo Ahose who would " re. feem the time," to on their hands some )ursuit or employme or subject-of investi ation, which can b.asily taken up and mrsued in intervals q time, ..when no other >ccupation presents~tself. He only who ias tried this econom of moments can esti nate the advantageihieh niay be thus se :ured by a systematpo "gathering of frag. nents." It is relate rD some author of dis. inction, that one of die works by which he vas best known wasawritten at daily inter. ,als: when he iris liged to wait by the vant of punctuality'o he part of those with vhomn he was conned; and if we all were hns prudenit in ou Iinpl oyment of " the tutI life is made of -as " Poor Richard salls it, the lives of n11 would leave better ecords, and more en ring memorials. The Christian h better opportunity han any other inan,. husband the estate vhich God has gived-lhim in the precious rift of )ears and moments. Years'are iado f days and hours, andie who sjstematically inproves the currene of moments as they ass him, will have a &ood account to ren ler in a life well and 8iligently spent. Dili. :enee in well doing ilone can answer the equirements of ourduty; thQugh many cem to fancy that rer iining from overt acts f evil is all that a Qiristirn life. demands. Lud many wonder i their lethargy, and omplain of their deabess -'and indifference, vben the true cause issfteir idleness, in that iey do not " redeem Ahe tinie." Keep some bject or objects ctotinually in hand, to rhich thoughts may rgiert, and about which lie mind may be enpl yed. There is abun ance to do; for " th& harvest is truly plen !ons," and he who ha" the cuse of his Mas !r, and the good of . 0 fellow-creatures at eart, has, as we havealreadj remarked, no xcuse or occasion fora single listless mo ient.-Episcopal Reorder. HINTS TO YOUNG 1q..-Be economical. io matter if your lrefnts are worth mil onls, it is not the less'proper that you should nderstand tie v.lus of money, and the onest honorable mndii of acquiring it. Vhat multitudes of yIng men, particularly i our large cities, mse shipwreck of repu. ition and health, and 6ontually of property y neglect of this maximtwi-tiey are aware iat their fathers obtained their wealth-by abits of industry, bufthey are ashamed of te name. They for t tiat wealth in this ountry passes from ono to another, and that a who iM rk *n n hnnn tn.ipnr. ...... .. sun line of life is made up of very little beams iat are bright all the time. Iii the nursery, i the playground and in the school, there room all the time for little acts of kindness tat cost nothing, but are worth more than old or silver. To give up something, where iving up all will prevent unhappiness,-to ield, when persisting will chafe and fret thers,-to go a little around rather than ome against another,--to take an ill word r a cross look quietly, rather than resent or turn it; these are the ways in which clouds nd storms are kept off, and a pleasant and teady sunshine secured even in very humble omer., anid among very poor people, as wvell s in fanmilies as in stations. [Sabbath School Treasury. MISERIES OF BACHELos.-gurround a achielor, says a contemporary withs every oissible comfort, give him the roomiest of ed chambers, the most refreshing ofeouches, se largest of sponging bath.; cover his reakfast.table with the whitest of cloths, sake his tea with the hottest of boiling wva sr ; envelop his body in the most comforta Ie of dressing gowvns and his feet ins thse asiest of slippern; feed him amid the luxu les and comforts of the snuggest of clubs. )o all these thinigs and more for him, and o will, nevertheless, be unhappy. He muses nd ponders, and dreams about love and sarriage. EDUCA TION OF Boys.--We know not who the author of the following paragraph, ut it conttains sound sentiments which ughst to be treasured up by every parent nd guardian in the land: " Every boy should have his head, his eart and his hand educated. Let this truths ever be forgotten. By the proper educa ont of the head, he will be taughst what is ood and what is evil, what is wise and what foolish, what is right and what is wrong. ty the proper education of the heart, he will e taught to love what is good, wise and ght, and to hate all evil fols ndwog ind by the proper educations of the hand, he till be enabled to supply his wants, to add a his comforts, and to assirt those arounsd im. Tihe highest objects of a good edu ration are to reverence and obey God, and > love and serve mankind. Everything tat helps us in attaining these objects is of reat value, arad everything that hinders us comparatively worthless. When wisdom signs in the head, and love in the heart, the san is ever ready to do good ; order and eace smile around and sin ansd sorrow are lnmost unknown-" "How far do you want to drive this horse sevening," said a livery stable keeper, to tree young bucks for whom he was har essing a horse to a rockaway. " Only seventy-five miles," was the re ly. " You can't drive this horse that far," said ie keeper. " Vy not," said the exquisites, " ain't we 11 got vips I" "HavE you said your prayers, John I" aid a doting mother to her obedient little oy. " No ma'am. It aint my work ; Bill says se prayers, and I the amens I We agreed , do it 'cause it comes shorter." NEGROES 33 CANADA. How to dispose of the negroes," is a question not confined to the southern side of the great lakes. It is pressing itself upon the attention ot the Canadians .with contin. ually increasing force, and suggests conclu. sions widely different from those propounded by the noisy sympathizers with the Garri. sons and Douglaisus of our country. The ridiculous resolves of busy-bodies at Toronto and one or two other places in the Canadian peninsula have been too often mistaken for the judgment of the people generallv; and frequent references to the" underground rail. roads," which conveys runaway seamps from Detroit to her majesty's dominions, have served to give plausibility to the mistake. The fact nevertheless remains, that the in. structive dislike to the idea of the equality and amalgamation of the two races pervades the mass of the settlers in Canada to an ex tent as great as in New York or Ohio; and that the settlers view the influx of negroes into their noidst as a present injury to their property, a drawback to their social pro. gress, and. a source of much future trouble. TJ1e Colonist, perhaps the best conservative journal in the province, has consistently oc cupied thisground; and now we find the' Leader*one of the recognised ministerials organs, following suit with a plainness and vigor which rpust grate harshly on the ears of cant. The Leader" taikes the bull by the horns " manfully, and disposes of it with a candor which from such a.quarter deserves acknowledgment. We copy some points' from its article: "Whatever'wrongs Anierican slavery may have inflicted on the African race, it may be doubted whether it has degraded them below their original condition; or whether, after all they have suffered, they be not more intelli gent, more industrious, and equally as virtu ous as when our forefathers stole them from their native shores. The African is in fact enslaved in his own country and by his own race; and nothing but superior intelligence can rescue him from his original barbarism. There is now in operation an enterprise that promises to achieve the social ,levationaf the African race on their -native soil. The establishment of a negro Republic in Liberia, which affords a' congenial asylum to tfie free negroes of this continent, deserves' to be ranked among the most importazit enterprisei of the age. A sound and healthy necleiis of a vast emigraiion from North America has been formed ; and the A merican Colonization Society is destined to direct from these shores .I upon his degradation ; n. repulse him; no social etiquette perpetually to gall him with a sense of his inferiority. " Far from unimportant as this question is to the whole of North America, it has for Canada an interest perhaps more weighty than for any other portion of the continent. Since the Northern States of the Union, un der the operation of the Fugitive Slave law, have ceased to afford a safe asylum for fagi. tives from slavery, Canada has become the sole immediate subterfuge for a class that at one time distributed themselves over the whole extent of the free States. Some ten thousand fugitives are stated to have taken refuge on this soil since that law went into operation. Whether we regard the move ment in a social, political, or economical sense, it is impossible not to look upon this irruption as an evil ; and although philanthro py may welcome and benevolence may as sist the successful fugitive who has eluded his pursuers, reason tells us that the element thus added to our population is by no means of the most desirable kind. To refuse them an asylum wvouhd be an act of proscription at once arbitrary, cruel, and indefensible. But it is quite another thing to go out of our way to encourage negro immigration to this province ; to attempt to make it a focus of negro colonization, not merely for those who are in danger of being recaptured and con veyedl back to slavery, but also for the ne groes of the North who were born free. If this mistaken benevolence meet with general induhgcnce, future generations may have cause to regret the social efrects it must in evitable produce. * * A Hamilton contem porary adduces evidences of thme deplorable additions to the criminal calendar of Upper Canada, induced by the influx of unusual numbers of those persons into this province. The western journals not unfrequently con tain similar statement, and of the occupants of the T oronto jail, a short time ago, a large proportion wvas of that class. The victims of slavery are entitled to every commiseration and those benevolent persons who feel it their duty to direct the destiny of these unfortunate beings should at least direct them to a coun try for which the most intelligent of that race have expressed a preference over every other as a place of settlement. If they must help the African-and they will find plenty of scope for the broadest philanthopy In do ing so-let them do the best thing for him and for all concerned ; direct him to the country which of all others is best adapted to his constitution and his necessities, and where alone he can, in every sense of the word, be thoroughly a freeman." Ax irregular apprentice frequently keep ing late hours, his master, at length, took occasion to apply some weighty arguments, to convince him of the " error of his wvays." DurIng the chastisement, lie continmually exclainmed: "fHow long will you serve the Devill?" The boy replied, whimperingt " You knowv best, sir-I believe my inden tures will be out in three months." A learned Doctor of Divinity was accused of rambling in his discourses, by one of his hearers, to which he replied, " If you will ramble to the devil, I must ramble after you." "IF you Can't stand before the truth you must fall," as the man said when he knocked his wife down wvith the Bible. THE HOXESTIAD LAW. At the recent session of -our Legislature, numerous bilis were introduced to repeal the Homestead Law, whichrivere severally re ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The committee made the following report: "Your Committee think the. act of the last session quite too recent to admit of its repeal without a fair trial, and recommend that no legislation is now called for on the subject. Those who live upon the improvi dence of thd roor by seducing them int credit beyond their means, such as shop keepers, and especially dealers in the tempt. ing article of spirituous liquor, may clamor at a law that protects the shelter of.a thrift. less father. But credit is itself always dan gerous to the very poor. They forget that pay day will one time overtake them, and then the spider who has deliberately woven his web, darts upon his hampered victim. Credit is useful to the merchant .to antici pate the sale. of his goods. To the me chanic who undertakes large contracts to enable him to lay in his materials; but to go in debt for daily bread, and especially for imere luxuries, ends in the ruin of those. who live on their daily earnings. Credit is teinptation. Storekeepers and liquor deal ers use small credits to poor men, to absorb their whoIle substance. If a man has health, lie can at least earn his daily bread. If he is sick the public will take care he does not want the necessaries of life.. " The debter is the slave of the creditor." This applies most strangely to the indigent.' We want no slavery among our white citizens. To see his home sold by the Sheriff, his little means of feeding. his wife and children taken away, breaks his spirit and cows that manliness of character which mAkes a free man a soldier of the State, ready to defend it. -The law now exempts his niusket. It should protect his home for the sake of his family; and he will 'the better do his duty in the field. No complaints from any quarter, not tainted with the suspicion of interested motives,-have reached the committee. , but one year has elapsed since a law, similae to ones in force all over the Republic, was passed-we are disposed to let .time test a policy which at least has humanity to re -ommond it. B. IF. HUNT, Chairman. THrE Fazxcux ANNExATIox.-The move ments of the French in Sonora are'tract ing much attention. Though apparently only a private adventure9yet the movenats there so accord with the tone of the Freneh iournals, wfi speaking of Mexico and tY - "" nolonization as from the State of Sonora to found there an igricultural colony. Two companies, one ieaded by M. de Pindray, and another by M. Lepine de Legondes passed into Sonora. The expedition failed, broke up into frag mentary bands, and dispersed about the iountry. Afterwards, under better auspices, %nother company was formed, under the lead of M. de Raousett Boulbon, who ob tained for himself and his party, a grant of the mine of Arizona, and proceeded to take possession of it and work it. Meanwhile other claimants for the mine of Arizona ap peared, and were backed by the local au thorities, wvhich began to be jealous of the French, and suspicious that their ultimate object might be different from what it appear ed on the surface. The Mexican govern mnent had stipulated that M. de Raoussett Boulbon should carry with him a force of only 150 men. But ho soon augmented it to 250 men ; and, upon the controversy be tween him and the local authorities begin. ning to look serious, lhe called to him the scattered members of the parties of MM. de Pindray and Lepine Legondes. Thus he had the conmmand of nearly 500 French, well equipped. The Mexican party, under Gen. Glanco, who came to dispossess Boulbon, numbered, it is said, 2,000, and in an en gagement with the latter were completely routed. It is generally believed that Boul bon will be able to maintain himself in So ro-a which he has declared independent of the Central Government of Mexico. Whether the design is to carry out the policy indicated in the French journals, and to estalish a French. colony on the Pacific, or that annexation to the United States is ultimately intended, as is suggested by the California journals, the operations in that quarter are likely to be invested with con siderable interest, and will, doubtless, com mand the attention of our Government as well as that of Mexico.-Phil. Ledger. Warx~. SAIn I-Some person the other day discontinued his subscription to the New Albany Tribune, because it w~as not abolition enough to suit his particular fancy. Tlhe editor administers a very proper rebuke to the illiberal gentleman, and concludes by saying: As to the question of slavery, in the ab stract we presume our views are well known, and we shall not now enter upon the dis' cussion of that topic. We may here re mark, however, that while we regard slavery as a very great evil, morally, socially and politically, our experince has fully confirmed us in the opinion, that three-fourths of the slaves of the South, and especially of Ken tucky, are this day in a more happy condi tion thani are alike proportion of the free negroes of the North-and well convinced are we that he is no friend to the slave wvho would seek to change his present relation, by counselling and encouraging him to be come a fugitive from labor. Out upon that mawkish sentimentality, that exhausts itself In sighs and tears for the hapless lot of the poor slave--yet lifts not a finger to amelior ate the condition of the more debased and down-trodden free negro. MrrLrON wvas asked by a friend whether he wvould instruct his daughter in the differ ent languages. To which he replied, "No, sir, one tongue is sufficient for a w-oman." Poarza's SarLoJ)rNG Guir.hejllie tor of the Boston. Tjanscript has been fav ed with a sight ofti ecelebratedun/Opate4 ted in 1851 by Col. Perry W. Porter Memphis, Tennessee,which, itUssaidli tined to surpass all other weo u deadly aim and rapid repetition . charges. It is thus described-. "It is a light and beautiful guns discharged as a revolver twenty-sevn in a minute,- while it is susceptible loaded' and fired forty times in'se' In conformity with a resolutii of eral Assembly of Tennessee, 140" of that State-has orderedtthouand aZ guns. - We learn that ten thousandsar io being manafictured by-Geoige P V Co., Taunton, Massachusetts. Te..E undoubtedly be introduced into thei the United States, as forty men arm *itI this gun would be a matchr for four h with the old fashioned musket. markable invention cannot fail to lie admiration and euriosity." Lovs, RvEvENGE AND ArTEPTE DER.--A young man named Christian a er, was shot, at the residence o-his in Philadelphia, on Monday, by'a Marilena Messer, to whom he paying his attentions for four'dr fiveyas It appears he was committed.tojai ly; that to get him out she paid *58 oa her own hard earningsand.th-at in Sept' her, he borrowed 642 from her-subeu ly seduced her# and! then refusedlo1 her, and that he took up his abode in place unknown to'her. On Sunday she went to the residence of his I T search of him, and iemained- *ll posing that lie might come there.. she was not mistaken. He made a pearance there about daylight, antshe costed him. He refused steadily t where he lived, and toldher to go he wanted nothing more to do with'0. bade her good-by) and 4s he turned4.afe her she levelled a pistol at him, ger and he fell. The ball struck liabb hard bone behind- the ear, gan eli between the scalp and skllf inches. *Had it gone oneshalf down h~e would have been instinfir's The woman was at once arreath before Afderman Buckmhan who e75-S her to prison. On MOis&ay wounded man, being ablf k ed tothe aldm au'aodiif magistrate seat hja i Pio=TANTRDICT I1N ' rr up, was eny ut 11r. AIvUu' a? . A in respect to the advertisement were not car ried out. However, he took. the Courier and Enquirer daily, and, as was presumed by the court, saw the advertisement in ques. tion, and should have notified the editor to alter or discontinue it. The court ruled that he should have given this notice, and not have expected to enjoy the benefit of the ad. vertisement without paying for it. CURE OF THE EYEs.-Looking in the fire is very injurious to the eye, particularly a coal fire. The stimulus of light and heat united soon destroy the sight. Rdiding in the twilight is injurious to the eyes, as they are obliged to make great exertion. Read ing or sewing with a side light injures the eyes, as both should be exposed to an equal degree of light. Tlhe reason is, the sympa thy between the eyes is so great that if the pupil of one is dilated by being kept parti ally in the shade, the one that is most expo. ed cannot contract itself sufficiently for pro tection, and will ultimately ho injured. Those who wish to preserve their sight should pro. serve their general health by correct habits, and give their eyes just work enough with a due degree of light. LUcar WrND FAr~r..-Our young friend, the Rev. L. M. Cohen, of the Baptist church, who, the reader will recollect, was. graduated at the Furman University at this place last summer, has had the good fortune to receive a legacy of $30,000 from .a re mote female relative in England. It . is known, by the friends of Mr. Cohen thathe Is by hirth a Jew, and that for reasons sat isfactory to himself, he has seen fit to em brace the christian faith, and became a preacher of the gospel, after the persasion of the Baptist. We learn that the grand maiden aunt, from whom Mr. Cohen re ceives his legacy, a few days previous to her death also embraced the christian religion. [Greenville Mountaineer. Ctuaotts CONUNDRUM oR REUus.---A gentleman from Conecuh county desires us to " exert our ingenuity" in solving a puzzle, with which he says, a school-master in that neighborhood has recently been quizzing the people. It Is stated as follows: " A wagoner, passing a store, was asked what he had in his wagon. Three-fuertha of a cross, and a circle semplete : .An upright wvhere two semi-circles do meet; A reet-angle triangle standing on feet ; Two semi-circles, and a circle complete." Quere What was in the wagon? This is a very Ingenious " puzzle"--but after some little study, we can cry enreka. Thus-three.fourths of a cross is T. A circle complete is an 0. An upright where two semi-circles meet is B. A triangle standing on feet is A. Twvo senmi-circles a C C, and a circle complete is an 0. 'TO. BA CCO is what was in the wagon. That wagoner may twag on-Mobile jReg, Two MEN AND A WOMAN GARIOTUD. At 7 o'clock, a. m. of the 6th insant, two men and a women were publicly executed by the garrote at Havana, for poisodgea Mrs. Fowle. LIKE All other hiway, the rbad to iOm tune has a half gvay houpe; a#d thbsee*hle stop to "takce something," jk ~ aijt.