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Their terms will be cash or credit to suit purchasers, a liberal discount for cash of course. The subscribers ask a share of patronage from the liberal people of the two Districts of Edgefield and Abbevile, and from all others passing their way. They intend to be hospitable to strangers, while all in all to home-folks. J. L. IARlON. NAThIAN SKINNER. Jan 4 tf 51. CV Independent Press and Abbeville Banner copy until countermanded. DR. A. G. TEAGUE, Wholesale & Retail Druggist r AKES this method of returning his thanks to his friends and patrons, for the patronage he has received in the sale of rtts, Mledicines, &. lie is now receiving an addi ion to his already extensive Stock of Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Dye Stuffs, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, Putty Physician's Shop Furniture, &c. TIE FINEST WINES AND BRANDIES, for Medicinal purposes, Fine Cigar and Tobacco, PERFUMERY Of his own and Northern make, French Extracts, &c., &c. Paint, 1hair, Halt, Shoe and Tanners Brushes Tinctures & Medicinal Compounds, made under his own supervision in strict aceordarce with the U. S. Disp'ry. The amost Reputable NosIrutsm , All of which he will sell at prices that will compar favorably with any Southern market. Those wish ing to purchase articles in his lit:e 'will do well to .all and examine his Stock and prices. Edgefield C.11.. Jan 22 tf 1 JOSEPH WHILDEN, DEALER IN AND S H IP C HA NDLE RY, No. 601 B ast-Bay, oppositeP. & 3X. Bank CnrAr.t~rrON. S. C. FE keeps cuon.,tatmly for stile a generail assort m.ttent of PA INTS and OILS of all kinrds, Window Glas,, rand Sashmes, Spts. Turpenrtinre, Camrphene, Spirit Gas, Tallow, Grinmlstonecs. C.'rdage, e Chrain Ptumrps, Glue, Patcking Yarn, Cotton Foot Gin Fittures, aird Brushes of various kin dls. Charleston, Nov. 1 6m 412 GEoRGE SINCLAIR, COLEMBtA, S. C.. STEAM ENGINE BUILDER And Bhoiler M1aker. ALL kinds of Flour, Grist and Saw Miill Gear ..X irng arnd Sharting miade and warranted to per form equal ti tiny in the Sttate. Dr. I. T. Mists, at Edigeticid C. II., is authorised Age-nt to make conrtracts. Nov. 2, 185~3. ly 42 D ssolution! ' J'U Co-Parrtntershrip heretofore existing between I the Undersigned, is this day dissolved by Mu tual Consent. The name of th-: Firm will be used hy either lpar. ty in liquidation. The Books aind Notes will be kept at the-ir Old Starnd. SA LE & LARK. Auguat 10th, 1853. C OPA RTNERS H IP. VXTE Have this day associated curselves toegethec VV for the purpose of doinrg a General Grocery Business, UTnder the Firmi (If L ARK & BUTCKAAST ER, al the Old Stand of SAL.E & LAnxi, where we shltm aendeavor to deserve a cuntianuance (If the very libe ral patronage heretofore extended to the Late Firnua of SALE & [ARK, aud of dEFFERs, CorunAN & Co LARK & BUCKMASTER. August 10th, 1853. B EING' eompelled by ill hetalthi and the inereas< of rmy individual btusirness to withrdraw fron * the Firm of SAL.E & LAmni, I take this ipporrtuitj to return miy, most grateful thianks to my friendi -- :rnd customers for their patronatge so liberally bes towed, anid to comuumenrd to their ftavor anrd patron sge thre New Firm of LAsRK & lucms'ryr.R. JOIINSON SALE. A ug 10, 1853. 3nm 44 Fresh and Pure Garden Seeds T UST Received a large and well assorted supp: *J of GARDEN SEEDS from the celebrate< *geed Estarblishment of Comstoek, Ferre & Co. -watrrrted fresh tand pure. If your wisdh to hatve your 'Grarden well stocke< with choice Vegetables next year, you htaveo nothinr ti, do, burt to get a supIply of therse Seeds, make you ground riebr, planrt at the righrt time and cultivat piroperly. G. L. PENN, AGEaa. Decc 21 tf 4 Hamliurg & EdgefieldP'k Road r H E PLA NK ROA D fromn Iamburg to Edge .1.field is now completed and orpeni for the purbli .If. A. KENRICK, Pres. net zf . 3S u tmva c mz a n m - 0! GIVE ME A HEART THAT IS TRUE. 0! give me a heart that is true, That will cling through the changes of years; And solace when sorrows pursue, And comfort in sadness and tears. The springtime of life is soon over, And tiendshia's are fleeting and few; Amidst hopes tiat may heighten or lower, o ! -give me a heart that is true. 0 ! the dawn of the morrow may be, A joy amid gardens of bloom ; But evening, and darkness, and we, May meet aid enbrace at the tomb. A shadow may fall on the bower, A blight where our proudest hopes grow; Ahi! then in that desolate hour, 0! give me a heart that is true. The pagent of wealth is a weedl, That never bath.rot in the heart; - And beauty alone bath indeed, Nor fragrance, nor joy to impart. But hive amid sun ;hine and tears, W;ll bloom with perennial hue; 0! .i-e me the faithful in years, O ! give inc a heart that is true. THE HAUNTED GLEN. A lovelier spot than "-The Haunted Glen" is seldom found, though its name might indi cate it as being a fearful place. Here dwell the beautiful Alice Hayward, now in her eighteenth year. She had long been betrothed to Harry Weston, whose father owned the hill-fart adjoining that of Mr. Hayward, and prepa rations were now being made for their ap. proachi:ng marriage. But there was one--the dark-eyed cou sin of Harry-who thought otherwise. With a jealous eye he viewed his cousin's happiness, and that he might not witness its consummation, left for B., from whence, it was said, he was soon to sail for Europe. Soon after his departure, business called young Weston to the neighboring village of lI., which required immediate and prompt attention, to avert cunsequences of the most ruinous nature to his father. To relieve the anxiety of his parents as much as possible, he promised to return early in the evening; it was, therefore, a matter of no little surprise to them that he was not as prompt as usual, knowing as he did, that they would wait with solicitude for his return. " It is very strange," said his mother, " that he does not come ; something must have befallen him, for he would not willing ly afflict us thus." " I cannot think what keeps him so late," returned his father, " unless he went round by the glen, and has been induced by Hay ward to stay all night ; still, I hardly think he would do so, knowing, as he must, how very anxious we should feel about him." As soon as morning dawned, Mr. Weston started for the glen, where he ascertained that his son had not been since the morning of the previous day, when he had called t hile on his way to the village. What then could have become of him? In all probability he would taken the read, which, from the village, passed directly through the hill-farm, instead of going round by the glen, as it was much nearer. It was searched ; but no clue obtained where with to unravel the mystery. The newvs that [larry Weston was missing spread like wild fire through the town, and large parties were raised, and a general search commencLedl. TIhe dayv passed, and ho wvas not found ; yet throughout thme night the search was kept up. They were ahout to give up the search, when the shrill voice of one of the conpany called out " To the footpath ! it has not been search ed vet." " Yes, to the footpath, through the wvoods," resonded every one; and a general rush was made in that direction. H ope sped themn on, and they soon arriv ed at the top of the hill, wvhere, turning to the left they struck into the woods, and eagerly followed the path. Their way was much obstructed by the under-brush ; still they pressed onward, as if animated by some strange spell. Already had the foot of Mr. Weston, nerved by despair, mounted the tottering wall w hiech lay in their way, when he sud denly stopped, uttered an appalling cry, and fell ser.aless to the ground. His companions hastened to his assistance, aid there discovered the cause of his fall in the mangled remains of his son. Yes, there lay the noble and manly form of Harry Weston, and one glance told the dread ful truth-that he was dead ! A litter was soon formed, the body placed upon it, and conveyed by the sorrowing group to his father's dwelling. It were in vain to attempt to describe the agony of hsis found mother. One wikc scream of broken hearted anguish escapec her lips, and she sank sensele'ss beside hit mangled corpse, and was aroused* from hei Istupor only to long days and weeks of men tl abstraction, from which she never full~ recovered. But there was another heart on which th tidings of H arry's death fell still more heavi ly if possibe It was Mr. H ayward's sal task to break the dreadful intelligence to hi daugter. She listened in fearful silenc Itill the last wvord had fallen from his lipm then bowed her head in silent submission ti Ithe will of heaven. No tear was in he eye; the cheek, blanched to snowy white ness, alone told the inward struggle. At her earnest request, he was buried il what had ever been their favorite retreat, sunny spo beside the little brook, at th~ foot of the hill. -(Her love for Harry had been founded i deep respect for the noble qualities of hi heart, and she could not bear that the worn I shoul kenow her grief; it wna onealedr bc neath a calnexterior, to be lavished upon his grave, when no eye but God's could see her. Although the death of Harry was gener ally supposed to have been accidental, yet there were some who thought otherwise ; and many were the sly insinuations -that James V-, the cousin before mention ed,.had a hand in the matter; but the idea was suppressed, and it was left for time to disclose the tragedy of his death. It was from this event that it came to be said that the glen was haunted, and hence its name. Twenty years passed away, and the death of Harry Weston was spoken of as an event nearly forgotten, save in the immediate cir cle of his friends. Alice, too, was almost forgotten; she had long slept quietly by the side of Harry ; and o'ver their asheethe winds have passed, and the little birds sang sweetly, ai unconscious of the dreamless sleep. of the lovgrs, 'They were remembei-ed only as beinags-f others days, when the folloielnwvents made them again the theme of public cenvrsatm.. ' Towards the close of.a sultry day jn Au. gnst, 18--, a tired, way-worn traveller urg. ed his jaded horse up the steep hill in front, of the village tavern. With a keen, quick eye, lie scanned the faces of those who stood loitering about the door, then dismounted, gave the reins to the ostler, and entered the house. he requested a room alone, and desired that he might not be disturbed. His singu lar manner led to many conjectures as to who could be, and what called him that way ; but these conjectures remained un answered. The approaching shades of night warned the idlers to their homes. to which they has. tened, to recount the appearance of the stranger. A deep silence overspread the village, and from the wind->ws of the cottages the lights disappeared one after another, till that in the stranger's room burned alone; nor did it cease to keep its silent vigils till long after the hour of midnight.' Could any one have looked into that little apartment, they might have seen him seated at the table, clutching in his thin fingers a pen, and tracing on the sheet before him-judging from his pale, haggard brow and trembling manner words of mighty import. At length he ceased, and, weariedwith his task, extinguished his light and threw him self, undressed, upon the bed. His.non-appearance in the morning prompt ed the landlord to enter his room, when, to his horror and surprise, ho found him dead, and recognized him as James V-. Wearily he had dragged himself home to his native town to die. It had been his ar dent wish, in all his wanderings, that he might once more reach M., and there lay down the burden of his weary life. This was clearly shown in the letter that lay un sealed upon the table; and would that this were all. But, no; it revealed a dark crime which had embittered his whole life ; it told of guilt and its tearful reward-the guilty spirit, which could not rest day nor night, but like " the troubled sea, cast up mire and dirt con tinually." He was indeed the murderer of Harry Weston! When he loft his uncle's house, it was with the determination to be revenged ; and for that purpose lie lingered in the wvoods wvatch ing every movement for the favorable op portunity to satiate his burning hate, which at lait presented itself. He sawv him turn from the road to the footpath, and thought it a good.- time to wreak his vengeance on his hated rival. H astily seizing the club which he had pre pared, he conealed himself behind a tren till his unsuspecting victim was within his reach ; then, darting forward,'with one blow he felled him to the ground. Quick as thought lie pushed afrainist the wall, and his unoffending cousin w~as buried beneath its weight. Now, for the first time, he paused in hit madtness, and gazed upon his prostrate vic tim. His desire for revenge wvas glutted, and a deep sense of his guilt rushed like ai lava-tide over his soul. Frantically lhe call ed upon him to awvake to life; but in vain. The act had been committed, and no re morse of his, though it sc~rched his spirit to madness, could call him back to life. " The wicked floe when no man pursu. eth." And thus it was with Jgmes; the rustling leaves above his head he construed into sounds of approaching footsteps, and fled that hour from his native place, wretched wanderer. His life was misera ble; everywhere the murdered form of his cousin followed him. If he slept, his dreams were filled with his image, and -waking, his reproachful eye was ever fixed upon him. At length, long years of toil and wander. ing, together with a guilty conscience, un dermined his naturally str-ong constitution and he resolved to retan home, and seeli the forgiveness of those he had so cruell) wronged, if they still liv'ed. Finding, upon his arrival at the tavern that his strength wvould permit him to go n< further, he stopped, called for a room, al has been related, itnd sat down to reveal th. dark crime lie had committed, as a smnal atonement for his guilt. He stated the misery he had endured, his true repentance, and his earnest wish fo his uncle's forgiveness; and closed with request that he might be laid by the side c his victims. *His request was granted ; and nowv, afte the lapse of many years, tbeir graves ma; >be seen side by side, and their story recoun ted by the old, grey-headed villagers, wvh still believe that their spirits linger round tb spot, and lament the scenes of other days. I r is easier to bring up a dozen chiildre right than to reform one grown blockhead. 1 A good surgeon must have an eagle s eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. VaYout is the season for improvement. ANECDOTES o:r aeN I eCala . A revolution in Poland ured about the time that Jackson, was ing a war with the United States Ban this conntry. y< The Emperor Nicholas ted the unfor- bt tunate Poles witub extra dinary severity, " and wis.terribly and just, cored for it by ro the press of this country. 'bout the same c time the press was lheapin 11 sorts of abuse c upon Gen. Jacksoin for op sing the re-char- th ter of the United States nk. The Rus- th sian Minister, then at asbington., was greatly annoyed by the ab of his Emperor th and master. He determin toappeal to the T government to have the e remedied, and sa collected from the misee neous press a Q numerous array of artiel. bearing down Ti very strongly on Nichola .'owing them to vil the Secretary of State, an demanded that si; this abuse should. cease, o e would hold ro the government responsible 'nd the peace- m, ful relations of the.two n ons would be en interrupted. The. Secretar f State in vain nc attempted to explain to hit the freedom of th the press, and that the Ame an government of had no more power or it n such subject bc than Nicholas himself T1 Russians Min- th ister regarJed this #a n e-reg ubterfuge, th and grew very angry. He iallf.concluded nu to appeal to Gen, Jackson lhmself upon the im subject, and producinlg his. collection of sa newspa1e denunciation, laid his grievances m before the old hero. Gen.dJackson beard an him patiently, and after he was through, ne pleasantly, complimented him on his indus- V try in searching the papers~nbut, said he, m " Look over them again, an if you do not 2( find that I am called tryant,rascal, fool, and th all sorts of foul names, ten limes for every a mention of Nicholas's name;I will have the be thin,, stopped at once." This sort of reaso- th ning threw a new flood of light npon the st mind of the Russian MinAWtr. He then at comprehended what the fre m of the press hi meant in this country, and rdily perceived ta that Jackson could not be. rpected to stop tit the press from abusing Niholas, when it th was every day boldly assailing himself. He of accordingly dropped the subject. . N The other anecdote descriies a thing that he happened very rarely; it states how Gen. pl Jackson got frightened. e) This occurred soon after the attempt was ro made to assassinate him, an event which nat- di urally aroused the fears of his friends for his fr safety, and they recommended to himthe w utmost caution against exposing. himself to gr any more such attacks. One afternoon he bl reclining on a sofa in otie ofd the rooms of w the White House, alone snking .a pipe. ve About this period a new fg imuuster st from Portugal we think, unaccutomid~ f - Republican simplicity had arrived, and went m up to the White House to pay the General pe a visit. He was attired in full Court cos- st tume, all bedizened with gold lace, &c. and to wearing a swrd.' No one happened to be I there to introduce him, and he found his w way unannounced-into the room in which as Gen. Jackson was lazily ruminating upon in his recent narrow escape from the pistol of im an arsassin. The sudden appearance of the th Minister roused the old man from his re- pr veries, and he gazed at the intruder with as- vi tonishnent, not altogether unmingled with lo fear, as be proceeded to bow and grimace at in a desperate rate. Gen. Jackson could stand pc it no longer, but seizing a chair brandished cc it before him, and in a stentorian voice cried la out, " In the name of God, who and what " you I The Portuguese Minister soon man- at aged to give him an idea of who and wbat he was, when Gen. Jackson sent down to fe his kitchen for a French cook, he had, to th act as an interpreter, and in this way they vi managed to have a satisfactory interview. tr YAJIEE INGENVITY. TN some of our towns we don't allow b. smokin' in the streets-in others we do--s and where it is agin law, it is two dollarsg fine in a general way. Well, Sassy went down to lBoston to do a little chore of busi ness there, where this law was, only he didn't know it. So soon as he gets off the t coach, he outs with his case, takes a cigar, lights it, and wvalks on, smoking like a furn ace-ire. No sooner said than done Cpi sesa cosal and says: ne ptt "Il'll trouble you for two dollars for smo-. t kin' agin law in the streets." Sassy was as quick as a wink on him. g " Smoking I" says L.e. " Why, I warn't a smoking." "0, my," says constable, "how you talk, man. -I won't say you lie, 'cause it ain't b polite, but it's the very way I talk wvhen I b fib. :Didn't I see you with my own eyes?" ~ " No," says Sassy, "you didn't. It won'ts do always to. believe your owvn eyes,-they can't he depended on more than other peo- t1 pe's, [ never trust mine, I can assure you. ~ I own I had a cigar in my mouth, but it was because I liked the 'flavor of tobacco, but not to snmoke. No sir, I wara't smoking' and t' if you don't believe me, try this cigar your self, and see if it ain't so. It hasn't got no i fire in it." I Well, constable takes the cigar, puts it in his own mug, and draws it away, and out comes the smoke like anything. I " I'll trouble yo0u for two -dollars, Mr. a High Sheriff's representative," says Sassy, " for smokin' in the streets; do you under stand, my old 'coon 1" Well, constable was taken all aback,-he was finely bit. I" Stranger," says he, " where wvas you 1 raised?"n B" To Canady line," says Sassy. r "Well," says he, "you're a credit toa yor broughtens up. Wo'll let the fine drop, ffor we are about even, .l guess. Let's li quor ;" and he took him into a bar and rtreated him to a mint julep. It -was gene Yrally considered a great bite that and I must say I don't think it was ,ad-do youi S" Mx. Sxrmr, you said once that you officiated in a pulpit-did you mean by that, that you preached 1" " No, sir, I held a light for the man who did." _______ WuzEN JACK Jornss discovered that be had. ~polished his becdmate's boots instead of hit I own, he called it an aggravated instance ot " laboring (and confoundedly hard, too) un-I der a mistake." Yrom the Lexington secegrapn. COLUMBIA AND HAMBREG RAILROAD. MR. EDITOR-Sir: I see two articles in mur last issue, on the Columbia and Ham irg Rail Road,-one signed " G," the other P. G." I think the discussion about the ute, somewhat premature; but as your rrespondents have advanced an error, cal lated to injure the Ridge route, I have ought proper, to try to correct a part of em, at least. Both of your correspondents seem to ink the Ridge route scarce of timber. hat is certainly a very great mistake, (I y mistake, for I am assured my friend " P. ." would not wilfully state a falsehood.) imber is abundant all the way from Lees Il to Lott's ; there is timber enough within ;ht of my house door, to build the whole ad between these points. I can furnish off y own land, without the least inconveni ce, timber for five miles of the road and it a stick of it have to be moved over ree miles,-and I am a small property uer compared with a number of my neigh ers: Nearly every man owning land on ea Ridge, between those points, assure me ey have a large surplus of timber, and imbers of ther, like myself, regret we can ake no use of it, as we have no streams to w it and raft it away. Fine timber is of ch less value in our settlement, than in d around my friend " P. G." Two of my ighbors, Mrs. M. 1}atson and, Maj. T. 'atson, have just girdled within. sight of y window, timber enough to build at least 1 miles of Ridge Rail Road, and that of e finest kind ; in fact, I am authorised to y, by nearly every land owner on the Road tween Leesville and Lott's, that, should e road he located on the Ridge route, they and ready and willing to grade and furnish undance of fine pine timber, each through s own land at the Engineer's estimate, and ke stock in the road for their labor and nber, and give the right of way through ir land gratis, and then furnish abundance timber for repairs and raising steam. othing could sound more ludicrous to us re than, "scarce of timber." Well and easantly do I remember the bright blue is that brought my friend on the " Ridge ad,"-no wonder he did not see our splen d pine forests that abounds every mile am the Ridge to Aiken. And as for stone, by I have enough on my own tract, of fine anite, to build a small city, and it can be ocked out thirty feet long if required. But e have no use for stone or brick for cul rts. It is not necessary to cross a single ram.largp or small fronLLeesville to Lott's -it is not even advisable. 'What then does y friend want with culverts-to play bo ep? It is not necessary to cross a single ream large or small, from Lexington C. H. Hamburg. I stand ready to prove what say, if my friend will ride over tho road ith me. Now, I know the country as well the road, having certainly traveled over it ore than three times as often as any other an dead or living, and hunted over and rough all the woods adjacent to a great Lrt of it. The distance from River to River, a Mrs. E. Watson's, Ridge, taking the wer road, according to actual measure ent and mile posts, is seventy miles and rhaps a quarter. The deflections will be nsiderable on either route, and to use the nguage of an intelligent Rail Road man, lie that talks of building Rail Roads on an r line never built a Rail Road." Our other friend " G." says, there are w points on the Sand-hill route, more than ree miles from a saw _ mill, and the landis ry poor-fit for nothing but Rail Road acks. Nowv "G." is correct there, cer inly. It therefore may be termed the'Hy-! -a Deserta route; that is, a succession of irren sand hills and water courses. Every ream must have its trussel and its stiff -ade to get up from it on each side. But is is not a proper timo for the discussion of -ades,-the level alone can tell that cor ctly. Yet this we all know, such a coun y furnishes neither passengers nor freight -but there are certainly many streams to -oss. If you head Congaree Creek and s tributaries you are on the direct road to e Ridge. Why then turn off andl encoun r the head waters of Black Creek, come .umb on Lighitwood 'Creek, North Edisto iver, Chinkapin Creek, South Edisto River, haw's Creek, (itself a little river) and then lorse Creek, or Britdge Creek, with theirI vamps all the way dowvn them to Ham urg? iThe Road, I believe, could not be ilt short of seventy miles from River to iver, and the Ridge route would not exceed sventythree or four *at the outside. I believe the latter can be built for vo hundred thousand dollars less than the rmer, and would most certainly be run in ss time, because thero would be no trussel slack up at, or bridges to run off.-The ~idge route would make at least fifty thou and dollars a year, more than the other ; would be fed by Lexington C. H., Hol >w Creek settlement, Cloud's Creek, Dry ~reek and Mine Creek-all rich, and thick settled on the north side of the Ridge ad Edgefield C. H., with its back country uite rich and populous, and a Plank Road Iready completed. to the Pine House, (a oint on the Ridge road,) and now extend ag in the country back of Edgefleld. It would have another feeder in the Ra un Gap Road, crossing it at or near Lott's, d which would be a pleasant route from ~reenville, Anderson, Abbeville, Cokesbury d Greenwood, and the way from Tennes esjn the event of disaster to the Columbia tnd Greenville Rail Road, for what has been ye may reasonably look for again, and the litference in distance, via Lott's, will not xeeed five miles, and one of the finest idges in the world-for a Rail Road, all he way from Greenwood to Lott's, and -rom' Lott's Columbia. Is it possible then hat any Company of intelligent men could nake such a blunder as to take a desert -oute, across a number of streams, when ey can pass over a flue, level country like the Ridge route, with less money, make bet ter time and receive more into their treasury when it is built, and, what is of greater im portance, less danger to life and limb, and . s ls. i,, repirs? And still another very great auvanage, auunuaunce u mue mea , borers in the world, for our Roads, living on i!, always ready for any emergency, and controlled by their owners. Still another advantage may be named, plenty of excel. lent houses of entertainment. The last time [ traveled the Two Notch Road, (if memory nerves me,-true it is long since) I was well red by " P. Q's" most excellent parents, now ro more, and Esq. Weeks, but I do not re :ollect another comfortable house on the wvhole road.-I hope the country has im aroved since then, and that " G." has ex igerated a little to convince us of the great abundance of lightwood in that country. But if we cannot get a Rail Road, I sin. erely hope they may. We will not play 'dog in the manger," I hope, to any one. Yours truly, R. WARD. YOUNG CAROLINA. The sprightly and intelligent correspon. lent of the Winnsboro' Register, gives the 'llowing items in relation to the actings and loings, and the progress of Young Carolina it the Capitol: "The proceedings of the House- are not )f much interest. The speech of Mr. Keitt s still talked of-and has had the effect to -aise South Carolina to still higher position sere. One feels it an-honor here-and it is in honor-to have it said that he is a South aarolinian. As one proof that Mr. Keitt's speech was popular and contained sound loctrines, it is only necessary to say that. near sixty thousand copies of it have been >rdered by the Southern members. He will >robably make but one more speech this session, which will be on the Nebraska ques ion. Mr. Boyce, as I have before remarked, vill make one, or perhaps two speeches. Col. Orr, by his social and friendly habits and disposition, has also gained many ad nirers, as well as personal friends, and is ilw'ays a welcome guest. He is considered is being possessed of fine talents and, is a 1ui,;k and ready debater. Cot. Brooks is by ir th3 finest looking man in the House, and by his - talent, his congeneality, his native born dignity, his extreme sensitiveness of )wn honor, and that of his State, and his noble n'nd generous disposition, is fast win. ling the good opinion of his colleagues, and ellow members. Mr. Boyce is dlready look ed upon as a gentleman of decided talent, keen pergeption, and of quick and correct comprehension. He is sociable and lively, treating all with respect, and stands well in the House." And the correspondent of the Charleston Courie, adds: " WeinesdayIfirst entered the galle. ry of the House, but heard nothing which impressed or interested me-for it was not .ill the next day, (Thursday.) that Col. Keitt Beshed his maiden sword, in a speech, which e delivered with his customary grace and eloquence. By the way, Col. Keitt is the leader of the fashionable Hotel-Willard's. There he may be seen at all times, when not attending to his legislative duties, escorting he ladies, dancing, conversing, and acquit. ig himself so as to do honor to his native state. Col. Preston S. Brooks and Mrs. B. rre likewise at Willard's, where the lady's beauty attracts much attention." WASHINIGZON IES. " Ion," in his letter from Washington to the Baltimore Sun, says: The Nebraska and Kansas bill is intimate. !y connected with the subject of the Pacific Railroad. A disposition exists in some quar ters to make an issue on the question whether the Pacific Railroad shall be made in slave. Nolding or non-slaveholding territory. The Central Pacific Railroad will pass through the proposed territory of Kansas, and thia is more likely to be a slaveholding territory, under Mr. Douglas' bill, than Nebraska. I am now convinced that a serious and corn hined effort is to be made to carry Col. Ben. on's project for his Central Railroad route, and to exclude slavery from the territory in which that route will lie. TIhe Benton Railroad project, and the or ganization of the Kansas or Nebraska terri tory, under the slavery restriction of 1820, are to be combined together, and will unite an immense force in the country and in Con. gress. The same two interests above named will also be combined to kill the Gadsden treaty, for the reason that it affords an attractive Railroad route at the South, and will add two slaveholding States to the Union. Thus the great questions of the day are somewhat complicated with each other. On one hand we have the treaty and two slave territories, and a southern Railroad route; while, on the other hand, we have the propo sition for twelve non-slaveholding States, each as large as Ohio, and one, if not two Railroads to the Pacific passing through them. Congress begins to see, what every'body else sees, that, wherever the Pacific Railroad goes, there will go the political power and the commercial interests of this continent. Mr. Douglas' bill will pass the Senate very soon by a considerable majority. It is not the policy of that body to detain it long, nor to make it the subject of a general discussion. The Cabinet, it is said, had under con sideration, yesterday, the subject of Colonel Gadsden's treaty, and came to no conclusion upon it. They will further consult on the subject to-day. " X," thue other regular correspondent of the Sun, writes:. A rumor having been afloat that General Cass intended proposing an amendment to Judge Douglas' bill, I take it upon myself to say that Gen. Cass, as well as Gov. Bright, would have preferred to vote for a clause directly, and in so many words, repealing the Missouri Compromise; but since Judge Douglas' bill met the approval of the majori ty of the two committees on Territories, and since the bill is'now before both Houses, Gen. Cass is content to vote for the bill as it now stands, and prepared to support iLt by able argument on the floor of the Senate. This hint may be useful to people at a dis You will have heard statements that cer. taini Southern Senators wvill oppose the bill on aont of the allened injnstice done bv it to te inuians. i Dii, i WIuN, i rnup.: - fancy than .a reality. I doubt whether -ay: such opposition to it will really be made Certain it is that Gov. Bell,. of Tennessee; one of the ablest statesmen in theSenate and' who has on former occasions 'opposed the bills, will not .oppose its present form. -In this, believe, 1can speak from the cards. The bill will pass the Senate beyond the possibility of a doubt. There is no hope for the Gadsden treaty It is, and must remain an abortion. If it had remained a little longer in embryo, per haps a superfcetation might have taken place; but coming into the world "somewhatsauci. ly, before it was called for," it is bound to= _ die, notwithstanding the clause reserving five millions of dollars to settle claims, among which I understand are some that were re jeeted by the flint.hearted first Mexican com - mission. The Treasury will not be tapped that way immediately. STOP THE SwDLER.-We see by the,, " Carolinian, that a man by the name of Jas: Phillips, absconded from Winnsboro S. C. on the 24th Janusry last; with alarge amount, of money, supposed to be about Twenty thousand dollars, and which is thought to be. in bills on the Planters' Bank of Fairfield.. Messrs. Fisher, Agnew & Co., have offer ed a reward of Five thousand dollars for , his apprehension and the delivery of the money, or a proportionate amount for.what ever may be found of the abstracted money.. Phillips is described as being "about 5 feet 10 inches-in height; well proportioned ; dark hair and rather inclined to baldness; red face, and flesh marks on- one side of his neck." - . eHOW TO TELL A GOOD TrCaNn. A gentleman from Swampville, State of New York, was telling how many different occupations he had attempted. Among others, he had tried school teaching. "How long did you teach I" asked a by-': -I stander. ".Wal, I didnt teach long; that is, - only. went to hire out." - " Did you hire out." "Wal, I did'nt hire out; I only went to hire out.",.e. "Why did you give ittp - "Wal, I give it up-for. some reason or nuther. You see, I travelled:.into a deer trict, and inquir.ed for the trustees. Some. body said Mr. Snickles was the man I wan. ted to see. So I found Mr. Srickles, named' my objick in introducing myself, and asked him :what, he though l g< uti 3,r ys niilstti dhe' big boa an unay in the deeirict. He wanted to kno6rif I - raaly corsidered myself cap'ble; and I told him I would'nt mind his asking me a few easy questions in 'rithmetic and 'jograpey, or showing my handwriting. But be said no, never mind, he could tell a good teacher by his gait. "Let me see you walk off a little ways," says he, "and I can tell," says he, "jis's well' I'd heerd you examined," says he. "He sot in the door as he spoke, and I. thought lie looked a little skittish, but, I was consid'rable frustrated, and did n't mind much; so I turned about, and walked off as smart as I knowe'd how. He said he'd tell me when to stop, so I kep' on till I thought I'd gone 'bout fur enough; then I. s'pected somtbin' was to pay, and looked round. Wal, the door was sket, and Snickles was gone ! "Did you go back?" "Wal, no-I didn't go back." "Did you apply for another school I" " Wa), no-I didn't apply for another school, said the gentleman from Swampville: "1 rather judged my appearance was against me." A WORD TO Bors.-Who is respected? It is the boy who conducts himself well; who is honest, diligent and obedient- in all things. It is the boy who is making an effort continually to respect his father, and to obey him in whatever he may direct to be. done. It is the boy who is kind to other little boys,'/ who respects age, and who never gets into difficulties and quarrels with his companions. It is the boy who leaves no effort untried to improve himself in knowledge and wisdom every day; who is busy an active in endea voring to do good acts towards others. Show, me a boy who obeys his parents, who is diligent, who has respect for age who always has a friendly disposition, and who applies himself diligently to get wisdom, and to do good towards others, and if he is not respected and beloved by every one, then there is no such thing as truth in the world. Remember this, little boys, and you will be respected by others, adid you wil~grow up and become useful men. AFFECTIoN.--We sometimes meet witht men who seem to think that any indulgence in an affectionate feeling is a weakness. They will return from a journey and treat their families with a dignity, and move among their children with te cold and lofty splendor of an iceberg, surrounded with its broken fragments. There is hardly a more unnatural sight on earth than one of those families without a heart. A father had bet-. ter extinquish a boy's eyes than take' away his heart. Who that has experienced the joys of friendship, and values sympathy and affection, would not rather lose all that is beautiful in nature's scenery, than be robbed of the hidden treasures of his heart! Cherish, then, your heart's best affection. Indulge in the wvarm, gushing and inspiring emotions of filial, parental and fraternal love. Love God and every body, and every thing is lovely. Teach your children .to love; to love the rose, the robin; to love their parents; to love their God. Let it be the studied object of their domestic culture, to give them warm hearts, ardent affections. Bind your -whole family together by those strong cords. You cannot -aake thern too strong. ________ SH EALTU OF AUGUsT.-OUr citizens at h present time are in the enjoyent f od heath. By the report of the ity Settiai. - itted to Conncil yesterday, wo learn that the. number of interments durnng-,the at month were only 27. Of-these 21 were whie and aix blacks. Five died out of the city, and 10 wer0 nder the age of one year.--Constitutionalist.