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They dA not pretend to say they have the richest and largest stock ever off.red in this city, that they have bett.r taste in the:r sveetiots, or possess supu riir advantages over their neig-hbors ; but they have certainly the richest and most clegant stock they ever had in store. -IN DRESS GOOD3 They have Rii Satin Striped laid SILKS; Rich [hIavy Croetde Col'd do. Ulk. Satin Stripe-l 'laid and Watered SILKS of new and beautifuil stvles; Pi:in 1Red SILKS, anid Plain do. R;eh Printed Fr. CASIIMERES and DE LAINES ; U.Iauziful small fig. DE LAINES, for misses' wear : P'ain French ME RINOS aid CASEIME RES, of everv shade : Sup. ine Ulk. Fr. BOMBAZINE: CILALLE .rid DELAINES; MANTILLAS. TALMAS AND CLOAKS emrlrracig ever y vari-ty of p..tterns and matt.rial, from low-pried to the richest and highrest cost Goods ma uwa ;turet EMBROIDERIES, comprisin a larte and 1 no.t -errant assortrrent ot Rich French Worked I Collars, Cheinizettes, Undersleeves, Storaeiers, e Ilandkerchiefs, lnluhts' Robvs and Worked Bodies. Maltese Clars, Cheiziettes and Sleeves ; Rich Embroidered Uids, of the latest styles of 1 work - Bemtlful lot of Bonnet and Neck Ribbons; Linen Camrrbrie lim-st'ed liandkerchiefs, Nlitts, Gloves; r Black and White Silk Hosiery ; Alpaca and Mo- I ravian I lose - C LIadies anid Misses Hose, all size s; Silk ai.1 .\erin. Vests and lisses do. -IN HOUSE-KEEPING ARTICLES They rve an enrd. -, v.rity tf* TO PLLINGS TA'BLE NAPKJXS ani DOYLES; 1 12-4 Linen and tt PI LLOW VASE Goods, r TABLE C! OTIIS, all ,izes, of the richest Djaiask atid snrow drop ilgures. Fri nei and hwish CASSIMERES. BROAD CLOTHS. VESTINGS. TW EEDS, Wthi FLA.VNSELS, and every other artiele kept in the J)rv U'.ods litre. P'ersons visiting the City, can rely on finding the newest st les of Goods, aid in richness and v:arit ty unrsurpa~sed in any~ market. to' which thenir attenutoni is invned, ..s thev wilI be o:Tered at low prices. Augusta, Nov'25 tf 44 - Car pets and Gurtain M~aterials. WT MAR1 SHA Auce, Ga., has just received front New York a large sulply of Enr..lishi lrussels Carpets, of the best quality and .of new arid elegzant sty es; Engi.ih Velvet Carpets, of new and splendid ~styles ; Extra Three Ply. Ingrain and Venretian Carpets ; Rech Ch eiiil:e itugs, to miatch the Car pets; P'rsnted Crumb Cloths ini patterns anid by tiig yard Richr colored i)mnasks rind JDeLainecs, for Cur ,tains. with Girmps a&nd Tassels to mtatchr.* Rich Eni.bro:dered 141ce arid Muslin Curtains, .aid sorte at very low prrices; Emb~rodered .alusliin, thr Curtains, by the yard; Wijnd.>w shr:rdes of beatiful styles: Superior 1.urnitre IDirirties arid Fine Cotton - Frintzr; GOlt Corniees, Curtain ]Bands, and Brass and Plated $tanir inRlds; Tme P'uilic are resrpectfully invited to call and ex anm.nie the asortmuenit. Augu-ta,. Nov 14 ?f 44, Groceries! .50 IIIIDS. SLG.\R, Also 50 Barrels STEW AIlT'S do. 2(00 ll;igs COFFEE. 25 Hhinis. MO L ASSE S, 2(10 Coils ROPE, so~mne very superior, 100 Bales (3urny rind lIaundece BAGGING, 30 Whole, I lak arnd 2natrter UbIs. No' 3, No 1. and 31ess MA CKER EL, also Kits, A' And we would ALso statec," that we have a fine .essortmientt of Blankets, Negro Cloths, Bedsteads, Chairs, Saddles, Osimaburgs, Stripes, - Iron, Nirils. Oils, White Lead). Shot, Bar Lead, Salt, Cheese, Powdler, Sorap, Rice, Bacon. &c., &c., &c., /And in fact, every article usually found in a Gro pery Store. J. SIBLEY & SON. 1Iamtbuirg, Nov 14, i____f 44 -Fine Groceries, Liquors, &c, T ilE Subscriber ha~s nomv in Store a large Stuck of Grrceries, &c., which he will dispose of at gemarkably lowv prices. Among hris Stock may be Dund No. 1 Clatrified, Crushed and Loaf Sugar, Yellow Cofi'ee Sugar, an excellent article, Old ,Java and Io Cr'ffee. Merce-r Potatoes, Silver Skin Onions, Fine Chewving Tobaccer, different brands, First quality I lavaunna and Amnerican Cigars, Spcrr mmd Adamatine Candles, Starch, Pepiper, Mumsard, Extra Finre Table Salt, Stardines, Salmron, Lobsters, Tomatto Ketchup, Pepper Sauce, Preserves of every desoription, 'ickles, Splendid Vinegar, &e., &c. Liquors and Wines, Gibson's best Whiskey, Neetar do. New England Rum, D~omestie Brandy, H~ollamnd Gin, Madeira Wine, Teneriire and Ma~aga do - First quality Chamrpaigne Wine, Claret in boxes, Lesle & Cir's Stomach Bitters, Wolf gnil Ross' Schnmappsi, &c. Also, 2 Casks of Superior Brandies. S. E. BOWERS, Agent. Hamburg. Nov 14, tf 44 Stdeet Et. THE ORPHAN; ORi MY GRANDMOTHER'S STORY. "Well, dear grandmother," said Mary Sum mer, "as you and I are to pass the evening to. gether, alt atone, will you not entertain me by telling the long promised story of your younger days!" - Yes, my dear," replied the good old lady, "I will, with all my heart." Mary took a atoul, placed it by her grand mother, and sat down to listen. . I was an only child." began the narrator, "my parents married young, and though indus trious and economical, yet at my father's death we were left with but few of this worlds good.. LiUle do I renemter of nmy father, lie having died wheii I was but four years old. My mother took in sewing, and with her eftFrts and the little we had left, we made out to live. "It was just five years after may f.ther died, when my mother was isid upon a sick bed, from which she never rose. Her over exertions, for our support, together with a hard and rigorous winter, iad brought oin consumption. bay by day did I watch over her, and adminiter to tier wants as well as I could. She knew, she felt that she niust die., and oh ! thse lieaven!v truth that fell front tier lips, I shall never, as long as memory lasts, forget. It ".as a beautiful morning in spring, and as she lay in a qidiet slaumber, I went out and gath ered. some flowers, and plaiced them so that her eye would rest upon theti when she awoke. She noticed them, and giving me (one of her sweet, smiles, site strove to comfort me, in view of tier appr,.cniiing dissolution. " My love," she .aid, remember there is one above who has tromised to be tthe orphan's father; le will lake care of you; in His promises I rest secure. Make Him your guide and counsellor, and He will be your protector and father. He tempers Lhe wind to the shorn lamb, and will Ile not ake care of my child ? He ieill, I know He aill ? His promises are faithful and true." She was so much exhau.,ted she could proceed no *urther; she lay some time with her eyes closed, md her lips inoving as if in prayer. She again pened them, and calling ine nearer to her, shie ut one arm around Luc and gave ie a kiss, anti v:ispered. " trust in the Lord. ie will never eave thee, nor forsake thee." These were tier ast words. Site now sank into a quiet slumber, )ut alaLs! it proved to be the tleep of death. -I gazed ltong and earnei:ly ott her pale and ovely faet., ard thoaugat that but a little while ud I shiould see her tao more. Thei it was mytV rief broke tforth: I kssed those lips which lever before had refused my embraces. I called ier natne: no answer did I receive. That eye, vhiei had always looked on me with affection,' ow was closed forever: that voic', whicb had Ilw.ys spokea words of kindness afid comrnf-s a'is nOw hushed in death. itterly as the lull meaning ame upon me. Preparations for the fun eaid~ n'iv'ihoii-r. "IIi. ecum calm, bit when I to ad tiought it was the last etold it, I c-,uld not rest Oh !my motlier my mtothei ti ever aee tiee iaiani ' Shal I never more .aear lay voice, eCouIaeraging mHe ott in the pati of u I s it-is it possible that thou art dead i! mly mother! my mother, oh ! that I could lie own by thy side !" - 'I:e vi.alence of my grief was such that the eigh bors fea red sotil fatal censequence inighit ,Alow, and I w:as not permitted to attend her :mains to their long, last restitg pl:ee. Ot ! ever sball I forget tnat night of bitter anguish, nd the feeling of desolation which came over ie. I cried for hours, and many tites illed poin tier naie. Towards morning I el0 into a uiet sluntber: I dreamed I saw tier: she ap eared hovering over me witI wings like an an el; and witispered to me in tier same sweet oice, " my child, do not grieve for me, I amu appy now; Iad though you will see m1e ito more, et i shall ever be near you. I amn thy guardian rget now, I shall watch over you till the day hier-vout arae 5ummioned to leave this eatrthn en wilt I bear you ini my arms, and lay yau at y Savior's feet, where we shall be forever hap. y, arid never more be separated." "Soon after, I awoke: 1 elt a calmness ret ig on mty spirit, there was some comnfort in that ream, the thought that she wits watching over ue gave courage to my heart, anid strength to ny will to evercome my evil propenisities, and ive such a life as would secure to me a home n heaven with tier. -T'htat daty I vi..ited her grave. I wept long mnd bitterly. I was unwillintg to leave tte place, t seemned like holy ground. I ritised my eyes to eaven, and breathed a prayer that. God would e my guide and fatther, and at last taike mue to welt n' th Him. "As I eintere'd ouirrnew desolate homies a lady n't me~, andl kindly arfered rie a haome. until my lans were arranged in regard to the future. I taid with tier a month, wheit I had the oppor unity of ente~rinig a tiamily in the capacity of a ursery girt. 'Te little chtihiren were under my are. 'I was to take the whole chiarge of~ themt; learn them to read. attended them in their walks, aid amtuse theim when at home. -1 had jn-.t begun to have a thirst of knowl edgze, arid rall my leisture momients were employ edin :adding to my stock alreadly acquired. I h1d improved my time so well, that at the end of spring I left my situation of nursery-girl for that of a teacher of a school. "1I had many severe trials here; some of my scholars were of a rebelious, refractory spirit, while others were examples worthy of~ imitation. Tired and vexed with the labors of the day, how refreshinag and soothing to my heart to have had one friend to whom 1 could pour onit my cotm utilats ! to tavye had the sympthly of my moth er ! Ott! yes, then it was i felt most keenly the loss. At uceh times I would remember the hymns she taught me: and sing till I felt re lieved of may troubles.. Thten too my thoughts were raised above this earth, and I held sweet cmuin with my Father on high, from whom cometh all our joys and who giveth us sorrows to wean our thougihts and affections from earth, and set them Ott heaven. "One day I returnied from my school more than usually sad, I fett east down in spirit ; I thought I had nou friend in this wide world. I was disheartened. I sighed for the time to come when I should be freed from the troubles .aind sorrows of earth, and dwell in that land " where the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest." I sang the beautiful words of Watts. " When overwhelmed wvith grief, My heart within me dies, lpless and far friom alt relief, To Heaven 1 lift mine eyes." I ceased singing, and at my window sat on wrapted in thought: I was awtakeined from my reverie by a gentle tap on my shoulder, and turnig round beheld Anna, the daughter of the lady wIt whom I boarded. " Come Maria," she said. " Aunt Clara is here vislitig, arid she wants you to sing to her, she thinks you have been s.ingingi long enough to yourself, anid now satemwams om, to graitier." I went dlowti, but with the resolution of not singing. In a large arm, chair sat Aunt Clara; with a pleasant smile and an affectionate grasp of the hand she welcomed me. She requested me to sing. I declined. She gave me a mournful. look, and said pleasantly, " but you will not refuse me, for 1 am blind." "Oh, no," I quickly answered, 1-I did not know you were blind. I will do any thing to please you." I then sang the Orphan: and when I came to the lines, 'Thou father of the fatherless Pity an orphan's woes; the tears cane into her eyes, and she gave me a lookmfull of sympathy. She inquired into miy history, and I related it. And what do you in tend to do after you have finished your school?" she said. I replied I wished to go to school as long as my means would last. "There is a very ood school in the place where I live," she said, and I should be verry happy to have you make my house your home, and attend school." This unexpected kindness from a stranger completely overcomo me: I burst into tears, and amid:st sighs and sobs I expressed my thanks. My .clhool was to close in three weeks. Miss Sin clair (for that was her name) staid till the close of my course, when we both started for my new found home. "Miss Sinclair was the daughter of a rich merchant. Her parents had been di-ad several years: she was now about sixty years old. When she was twenty years old st'e was taken sick with the typhus fever. The fever raged with great violence, and no hope of her recovery was entertained: in process of time the fever ab-ted in some degree.-Her eyes now began to be affected; day after day her fever gradually abated, but the infanmation in her eyes increas ed, till at last the sight was entirely destroyed. " As there were but two children, and as the property was to be equally divided between I Ahemn, she was consequently !eft very rich. Her brother, at her desire, gave her the beautiful ountry-seat as her portion. As she was blind, dhe did not wish to mingle mnch in society, and he retirement of this beautiful retreat was well idapted to her situation. And this lovely spot Was now to be my home! A home which a I tranger had offered to a friendless, homeless I rphan! ' "' The hours not spent in study were devoted ,o her. I read to her, I walked out with her, in hort, I did all in) my power to divert her, and ake her happy. I became her most confiden ial friend. One day in returning from our cus 'mary walk, a servant met is, holding in his and a letter, exclaiming " from Europe ! from 0 urope !" Aunt Clara desired we to read it to j ir: it was from her nephew, who was traveling i Europe: and had n6w arrived in Italy ; where i Le should remain some time, desring her in the IL eantine to write to him. lie was a young P ait of superior talents, and beeoved all. lie ti ad graduated at one of the best colleges of the (luntry, and won the highest honors. lie had one through the study of hiw, and was now, r ng at the pi:tmo playing soeni of Aunt Clara's n vorite airs. I had j'st commenced " The ti elcome Home," wheit Edward came home I 1 liould be playing that; it would seem as if we ought of him, and wished !.ii back again. Suddenly a voice cried, " do yon indeed, my e9 ear aunt?" It was the Voice of Edward, who d been s'.anding at the door, and overh.eard ur conversation ! " Your wish is fultilled, for tI re I am. The steamer arrived this afternoon, al td I made all possible haste to cotmo and see e ou :" then turning round to me, he said, " is P is my fair correspondent, the oie from whomn received so many iteresting letters fron t "me ?" I bowed in assent, when Antt Clara lJ itroduced me as her neice and his cousitt, lie h aid," will you sing for me the Welcome Home 1" complied, and sang it t!,rough. n "lHe L taid with us a month, and never did t ime fly so rapidly ; it sectmed but a week. He en went to a nteightbotintg city to practice his g rofession ; bttt efery Sabbath fountd him pias. t ng thte day with us. "A year glided plescantly away.-One bright ~ oonlight eveniing, Edward asked tme to take a alk with him, "for," said he, " I may not see i ~ou agaiin, for a long time, and 1 wvant somte- P ing to think of whent I am gone. I am gointg ~ est for several mtonths. WVill you ever think I ,f me during that titme !" "Oht yes," I quickly ~ e1plied, "I shall think of you very often, the y ours which we have passed togeth'er htave been ;o pleasant to fa'de very soon itt the memory. "i will not relate to you, however, the whole onversationt; but, to make a long stury short, hat evening whones-ed our engagement, provi ed Aunt Clarat would cou-ent ; and this consent found a very easy thittg to gain,. " A year from that eventing we were united, I till contioued to live with Aunt Clara, tor she I aid I must not leave her, and she could not en ure the thoughtt of passing the remainder of icr days amidst the dini and noise of a bustlinig ~ity. " And now, Mary, the be'aumtiful place you ove so well to visit in the summer seasons, is he same wttere those happy events occurred." I shall now," saiid Mary, " takt a double leasure in rambling amotngst the garden walks, or I shall think of what delightful times you .~ nd grandthler had together: but, dear grand h other, what became of Aunt Clara ?" fr "She lived three years after our marriag al when she was takent sick and died, begnetthhi rt o us her whole property, except a few pensioW o the domestics. 'Thus you see, tmy child, t !i od is truly the fatther, of the fatherless." th ha WyEARING THE BEARD.-A great refo oing on in the matter of wearinig the bearg w and they nOW iappear in untrimmed luxuriar sp pon the fuces of men who stand at the rem ,qt at por-sible distance from the character of fo nc n all ranks of life, and in every grade of e an loyment, the razor is, in a measure, eschew in. ad men are returning to reason. Mroustael fit een, are now as common as a few years wi hey were rare. The chills of the coming tai er will be as potent in starting beards as ag ill be powerful in blasting vegettation. ha ~ors,ecolds, and bronchitis will be laid all ogether, and a flowing board supersede th e bo f an indefinite list of patent medicines. f h SPtKcING THEIR Guxs.-A correspondent lie qn Lndon Morning Iherald thus explains the eth f spiking gunis, and describes thte spikes: ena Thte spikes are about four inches long, of sht the dimensions of a tobacco-pipe; the lhe at, ze: abarb at thte poir.t acts as a spring, w is naturally pressed to the shaft upon being ed Nc nto the touch-hole. Upon reaching th m- pri ber of the gun it resumes its position, a it is bar ipossible to withdraw it. 1t can otly got thu by drilling-no easy task, as they are of int the hardest steel, and being also loose the fot toh-hole, there is much difliculty in m a bly drill bite as effectual as it should do. It. Ii- dii' ation is the work of a moment, a single son tihn the flatt tiead with the 'palm sufficing. T an tio be easily done, even if it is over so dark. (From the i'ensborough Patriot.] NOTENGISE. "America for A ericans" is the motto which has been inscribed, pon the banner of a party, which, by its quie. movements, is producing a great sensation i' -ny sections of the Union. When we consi r the causes which have led to the organization f this party, we are compell ed as Americans, t: favor and approve of its principles, and to r oice at the strength and in fluence which it eady possesses. Although its movements are: cret, its workings are mani flested at the ballo ox, by defeating all candi dates who tamper- foreign votes and expect to ride into power upb the shoulders of adopted itizens. It is a humiliating:fact, but nevertheless true, that for a number q years past, the votes of for eigners have been ught after with an avidity, which has been suicient to disgust. any true hearted American. d whilst we are thus de. grading ourselves tmean and mercenary pur. poses, our flattery eleva led their opinion of themselves to sue an excessive degree, that their presumptuou ourse of action now merits a severe and effiectul rebuke. Self-preservation 16 a principle as applicable to i nation as an indivIlual, and when a nation fails "o regard this fund ental principle, its coritinu tnce and prosperity'n ust be of short duration. That the foreign element as it becomes assimi ated is an advantage- to our country, no one will leny, but when a Mple are received as it were, 2v courtesy, and theV pursue their own notions >f government, of 4eial order. and expect us .o frame and model .g'r laws and regulations to mit their preconceiied notions, it is not only njurious but deciddily pernicious. When we look abload and observe the course rhich is being pursned by aliens in different >arts of the conntry, we-cannot fail to perceive hat an influence is at work night and day to ubvert our .cherish'd institutions. Complaint any be made that this influence is not met open V and manfully, in the spirit with which truth hould always contead with error, but secretly rid in 'he 'dark. If any one will examine the ost, he will find that lhis'dangerous anti-repub can influence has had its growth in the privacy f the cloister and lias been sent forth so Jesui cally and insidiously, that it has required years ri appreciate its importance and learn the true ndency of its result. Tnieo time for action, for concerted action on 'm part of Americaii citizens hans arrived. Too ng a period has ban permitted to p:ss with ut checking this growing evil, and should we antinue much longt-r in a state of inaction and idifll'rence, its roots will be so firmly fixed, at it will be impossiblo to eradicate it. We iay boast of America as the asylum of the op. ressed, and court tl:: admiration of the world. >r the freedom of our institutions, 'out if we iffer the ignorant i.ud bigoted hords of other nd., to tramp!e in the dust our rights as the ghtful -owners of thiis fair domain, we will soon Ih imgDllf U11,1u '. . . . W'ua~ i o ons. They rej' ice over our sectional dillicul- t es, and ,ciid their secret emissaries into our i idst to add fNei to the flame. Already elerts have been made to check the' c n-ead of knowledge. which is one of the strong t pillars of free and republican institutions. j ucieties have been formed in various places for t e miaintenance and spread of principles which e in direct oppositian to the spirit of our gov- r nrlcnt, and in some instances they have been v resumptuous enough to dictate what course Ij e should pursue; It we cannot expect aiy c ing elms after the adulation which we have d en accustomed to my to every stranger who il :ts landed upon ourshores, whilst we disregar- e ed the merits of oir own eitizens, who are b ole juatly entitled o our esteem and approba- n en. r No country whetbr ancient or modern, hase ranted so many prbileges to strangers as we ave done, anud wheu these privileges become a j aurce of injury an| danger, it is our duty to t -ithdraw them. I1 foreigners come into otur idst, they should xpect to occupy a different t ositioni withu respec to the manageunent of our a oitical aifairs, fror. native-born citizens, and if e ur hawa and re'guahions do not meet their ap- , robation, they havmno right to murmur. When- I r'er they see prope, they can return to their aherhknd, for we o not restrain or desire theta i remain against hieir will. Recipients of fa or should not be Aoosers. We do~ not entice Iem from their hmies, and consequenutly the t iivileges which wm grant them should be eon-a idered not as rights, but as favors granted at urpleasure; but. istead of this, they clamor e rimaginary rigrht% and demand at our hands Sality in the distibution of the offices and g tic lands. it ut polities is nd the only subject which en- h ~ges and receives their attention. The ilible, a sich has always leent considered the corner one upon which wur fathers erected the temple ti Liberty, and upmn which our hopes for its; ospe'rity must be p laced, is attacked and pub- ti ly burnad. Our brothers and sisters must. be a pruved of its teachings in the school room, a~ it some of its truths may enlighten the mind L a child of some priest-ridden and supersti- a lus parents. Demagogues may harp upon s edlom of conscience, but, if our laws demand y course of instruction, foreigners have no ti ~ht to ask a change, for in reality they can ve no rights, unless we, through courtesy, e ant them. .But we' have seen proper to perait d~ enm to enjroy certain privileges, and they should ti ye been satisfied. A country too free may be conceived of, and tl en every nation is permitted to flourish and c< read, whether it be in accordance. to the re- S irements of morality and common decency or ic t, we cannot expect, any thing but corruption ci d crime to exist. That a government has an iz riienable right to protect itself against all in- di enees injurious to its principles, is a question tU ich has long been settled. Armies are main- in ned-navies float in every sea to protect us ai ainst external insult and violence, and why et re we not a right to guard ourselves against it internal foes; particularly if they become so ti Id as to menace us in our very homes. If ti, Sgovernment does not deem it prudent to is etch forth its long arm, let the people by their er iet; and determined action show to the world in Lt they intend no longer to submi-, to foreign ca :roachments, and that hencefor'.h America w tl bo governed by native-born American citi- d. is. . tim [canre not whether they call themselves Know a things,Amerioans, or what-not, only that their in neiples be founded upon a true republican ye is, and their efforts be to teach foreigners th ir true position, and also that when they come w a our midst they must obey the laws enacted 0 our safety and protection ; whilst they forei- b~ impress demaigogues with the fact, that the rhams passed when they can climb into po wer " i ough the influence of ignorance and supe-sti- is armtantonI N. C. Nov. 4th. , INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR JAMES II. ADAMS. Gentlemen ef the Senate and House of Representatives: I appear before you to tal-e the oath and as sume the responsibilities of the office to which you have elected me. To be deemed by the Representatives of South-Carolina worthy to occupy the elevated position of Chief M1agistrate of the State, and to have had conferred on me so marked a manifestation of your confidence and esteem, not only enfiinces the honor and responsibility attached to the position, but-ex cites within me mingled emotions of gratitude and pride which I should in vain attempt to ex press. Holding no service to be so honorable as that of my native State, and seeing within her contines ample scope for the exercise of all my patriotism, I obey with cheerfulness but un feigned distrust, your summons to the post of honor and of duty. I know that I do not pos sess the ability to illustrate the station, but I am sure that I bring to the service of the State a heart that has never felt a pulsation inconsistent with her best interest and her highest honor. That interest and that honor you are'now about to commission me for a brief period to watch over and defend. It is a high and snered trust. I feel to the. fullest extent all its responsibility. I can only promime you, that with the aid of Pro vidence, I shall labor most earnestly to discharge my duty without" fear, favor, or affection." None of us are exempt from the frailties of humanity, and no one feels more sensibly this truth than myself. The errors, I shall commit, I am sure your generosity will incline you to ascribe to their true origin. I shall rely with confidenee on your intelligence and patriotism to sustain me in ill proper efforts to uphold the honor and ad vance the prosperity of the Commonwealth; whose destiny for the time being, has been com mitted to our joint care and keeping. Witltthese remarks, were I to.consult my own ineliontion, I would here close, but the usage of the occasion would seem to require something more of iMe. The powers with which the Constitution ho. rests the Executive are few in number, sim.ple a their character and apparently not diffieu!t of .xecution. In ordinary times, the most impor .tnt of these, that witb whie the well-being of he Commonwealth 93 more deeply concerned han with any other, is the power of repnieve and )ardon. The impossibility of framing laws to ceet the endlezs variety of circumstan'ces under vhich crime may be committed, suggested the lacessity of lodging this power somewhere. Its egitimate applicatia: was only intended to reach hose peculiar cases, whercin the law, by reason if its universality.maiglt operate harshly or cru fly. Under this construction of the Constitu ion, it would he unwise to lay down any pro ise rule by which I shall be goveried. . I can mly indicate in general terms, the course I shall ursue. u,.. urm'id e was instituted for-the secu riminal code, and should deeply regret to see hem superseded by such a system. I see nothing I the statistics of crime in ihe States where this ovel mode of punishment has been adopted, to ommend the example to our imitation. No sys ,m, however severe in its penalties, and rigid i enforcement, has yet been devised, equal to le legitimate end of all punishment-the sup ression of crime. In one section of the Union, jen stab and kill each other, in hot blood, to re enge an insult or an injury. In the other they e in ambush on the highway, or steal under Dver of night into the peaceful domicil and mur er for gain. Neither capital punishment nor icareeration has been able to suppress crime. o long, then, as the Penitentiaries of our neigh ore are crowded, and, in some instances, de iand enlargement, and our own jails are compa itively tenantless, let s adhere to our existing de, and faitharuily execute its provisions. My wn observation ..uthorizes the assertion, that aries rarely, if ever, convict the innocent, while me guilty are too ofren permitted to escape tihe. unishment due to their off'ences, I trust, for te peace and good order of society, that duringc y administration, the applications for Executive emeney may be few, for it will be only under ich eircumstnces as are demanded by the pub a good, that 1 shall feel at liberty to exercise it. TIhme control and supervision of the military a rganization of the State are especially confided i the Executive. Our present system is the re alt of a well founded conviction of its impor mece and necessity. I shall endeavor to foster ad keep alive that degree of military pride and ~ 2thusiasm so essential to its preservation and ~ liency. If its practical operation shall bet aund to bear hardly upon that portion of our llow-citizea least able to sustain the burden,a will be your duty to remedy the defect. I fear, c inever, that much of the clamor recently raised ~ fainet the system, eaates from that elasa who ~ we most to the Commonwealth, and should be me last to murmur at the sacrifice involved. It a bad omen when the owners of' slaves grudga il the State the trouble and expense incurred in o few days devoted to training and the use of the a usket. .If any people on earth are deeply in- a rested in preserving a complete and thorough ilitary organization, it is the people of the k~ outhern Sates. The Constitution imaposes the further duty on a e Executive, to collect and lay before you such s formation in relation to the condition of thme v tate as he may deem important. Upon you it a ~volves the higher duty, with a knowledge of o e wants and necessities of the people, to pro- C de the required legislation. The legislation of d e State heretofore has been imbued in the t< mneervative character of our people. Thus far t authCarolina has been exempt from the baneful f fluence of that wild spirit o1 progressive demo- p aey, which has run riot over the North, ignor- ai g all the lessons of experience and setting at ir >fiance the clearest dictates of reason. It is i e offspring of an impatient, restless principle p the human breast, which, unrestrained and tenlightened, is at war with man's best inter- N ta, both in his individual and social capacity. jC lies at the bottom of those vagaries, which in ir ese modern days, seek to uproot the founda- at me of' society and to blur and destroy all that .tl symmetrical and useful in well organmized gov- V nments. Re buked bythe words of inspiration, si mad'ness it mocks them to scorn ; and " be- p use there is a spot on the face of the sun, LI; auld strike it down from the heavens." This N sire for change, this restless spirit of innova- st mn is spreading over the country. In the tc >uthern portion of the Confederacy it has tinly developed itself in frequent calls of con ntions to alter and remodel constitutions under di e delusive idea that a ehange in government li< uld remedy " the ills that flesh is heir to," utII ir State has not as yet been materially injured sa' its influence. Let us shut it out as we would tit the pestilence that walketh in darkness," and tr he destruction that wasteth at noonday." -It ti< the Mloloch which, asking a morsel at t'he out pr1 1, will in the end demand the Constitution of Idi a State. that it may devour it nas. It is a 1dm mistake to suppose, that to the extent you arm man with untrammeled power, you contribute to his prosperity and happiness. The possession of nebecked power by the many is as objection able and dangerous as its absorption in the hands of the few. 0Our ancestors wer~e ,no bunglers in the matter of organizing government. They drew their lessons of liberty and constitutional law from a country of checks and balances. Their devotion to popular rights will hardly be ques tioned, and it certainly was subjected to a se verer practical test than that of the Illuminati of the present day. They thought the surest guar antee for popular rights was to be found in such a distribution and limitation of the powers of government as would disarm the few of the power to uppress and at the same time curb the licentiousness of the many. The absolute rule of the majority constituted no part of their po litical creed, and time has fully vindicated the faith that was in them. They sought to secure for themselves and their posterity the blessing of wel regulated liberty, and our present system of internal policy is a monument of their wisdom and sagacity. It protected them and it protects us-protects us in life, character and property. It has been found equal to our past, and if hon estly administered will prove adequate to our future wants as a people. Under its stable influence we have made sure and steady progress. None of our neighbors, however in advance of us in the march of pro gressive democracy, have out stipped us in the race of true greatness aud solid prosperity. In proportion to our area, in works of Public Im provement, we have acemplished as much for the development of our internal resources as any one of our Southern sisters, and this has been mainly done by the individual energy and enterprise of thegeople. Public justice is 4 where more honestLi or more ably administerpd and as nn organized community, we exhibit the hoble spectacld of a law-loving and law-abiding people. Our eforts in the cause of popularedu Clion, if n(ct commensurate with our wants, evinap a deep seated conviction of its vital im. portabee, and it is to be hoped, that in the full- C neis of timeu the -may be crowned with their liitimate fruity. Qus living statesmen will not snilpby compar M with those of our neigh bors, and if you unroll the scroll of the past, no State has inscribed on it sterner patriots, abler e statesmen or more gifted orators. Weak in t, numbers and small in territory we have always q exerted a commanding iniluence in the national a councils. We own it all to our high intelligence and moral characteristics, and these have been c preserved and kept alive by the conserved ele- t ment at the foundation of our Institutions. ( I appeal to you, then, by the glorious recollec- f Lions of the past and the encouraging hopes of n ie future to stand by your ancient landmarks. ri Begin not. the work of pulling down and patch- d 4)g up..'The first step you take in that direction 0 nay b,: fatal. The watchworo will be reform- 1: he .-huut will be change, until you have pulled I ]own over your heads the best balanced system I -,&a 'A CLomeu purpoc vii Lie pal Ui he Northern states to assail and degrade, or r -uin the Southern States. How or when the r South shall meet to redress the perils of her r :oiidition, I will not venture to anticipate. Time I till demonstrate whelber our institutions tend t .o lift us up as a people, promptly to protect our It ights and perpetuate our liberties, or whether % hey will sink us down to the level of degraded t mid ruined provinces. d And now with fIervent prayer that Providence a nay guide your deliberations and bless your eft- d orts for the comnon good, I an ready to take t< he oath prescribed by the con-stitution. tl J. H1. ADAMS. a THE "Mirror " expiates on "the Famine Pan. ." We qnote: "Fears of a general lack of food are entirely g, round less. 'There is corn in Egypt where hi here is famine in Palestine. In all our WVest- ri rn and Souithiern States the harvests are more buindant this year than ever before. In Ohio nd Illinois there will be a surplus of wheat ja uflicient to supply the deficiency in all the di ther States; in comparison with the broad a elds of the Wecst, New England is but a " pea -j atch." True, there will be less grain to ex- e ort, which should be offset by a lighter impor- sI tion of luxuries, and a more restrieted eon- a umuption of whiskey. If the poor laborer finds di ditlicult to earn money enough to pay for his th read; let him abandon the use of that which 4, makes bread dear. It is-wiser to send the cornw a the mill, than to the distillery ; and it is bet- hi er to send children to the baker's.with a basket, lan to the ruin hole with a jug. Considering th ie base and wicked abuse of the bounties of I !ature, the conversion of grain into rum-the y casting of children's bread to the dogs;" the t nly wonder is that, instead of "short crops,"n lature does not become so disgusted with the g, uman race as to give us no rop at alL. MAoNAiloUs REVENGE.-The London 5lorn- th ig Advertiser, in speaking of the expected visit m t Louis Napoleon to the court of Great Britain, g, nd his installatioa as a knight of the Garter, is iys: t " The insignia of the Emperor of Rusaa night companion ofti otnbeand ancient rder, conaistinig of the banner, sword, mantle, g ud helmet, retains its position over one of the mills in the Chapel Royal of St. George, but it Mr iil no doubt be removed before the Emperor q f the French is installed a knight companion f this order. Whether Sir Charles Young, as e arter-King-at-Arms, will quietly remove the as ~sloyal knights insignia, or whether, according gj ancient custom, as described by Ashmole, fo icy will be/thrown into the aisle, and swept tr om the chapel by the choristers beyond the in recinets of the eastle, is not yet decided; but gr e believe it has been determined to remove the mi signia of the recreant knightt to make way for th Lose o f her Majestyr's illusterious ally, the "Em- d r ~ror Napoleon III.", tim if the British cannot pull down the flag of in icholas at Sebastopol, and humble his pride atra ronstadt, they can at least sweep awvay the an signia of distinctioin which they urged him to an cept while their guests. and wvhich he is not E 'ere to protect. -Truly a anecaking retaliation ! tw ec wonder which will enjoy most heartily thep, veets of revenge-the English court, in thus o mishing a "recreant knight." who accepted it cir baubles at their urgent entreaty, or Louis wi apoheon, who compels them to bestow the ea me upon hiun at the cost of deep humiliation thie themselves ?-Buffalo Democracy. NEWV LIFE OF COLU~MULS.-...The only livring 'g scendant of the great world-finder is a Catho- an priest, wvho has just published -at Route a no0 wv life of his distinguished ancestor, which is wil id to throw much light on the disputed ques. " in of his birth place. It also contains a por uit, which is said to be of undoubted authen.s ity,'and differs considerably from the received fr ints. Such a work will, of course, be immue- e tely trnnslnaed, .nd offered to American ra UNLAWUL 11rrrION AND CGNwn1nZNI .A LADY. We publish below an article from the colum of the Frederick Examiner, disclosing,a tra tion on the part of the Roman Catholics, Emmitaburg, against a young lady of educa and respectabiity who ought to have bee9e empted from the espionage and dtplierI which she was subjected, at least in Republi America. Ead the forcible detention of a. been perpetrated in Spain, Italy, or Rome, news would not have startled us; but in Ameri -free America-the aftir is Iwell calculatedi arouse the bitterest feelings of every Protesta ESCAPE FROM THE " SISTERHOOD" AT E BURG, MARYLAND.-We find the following stat ment the Frederick Examiner: Miss Josephine Bunkley, a novice, who, h not completed her probation, escaped from tb Sisterhood at Emmitsburg, about three e'elI on the morning of the 10th instant. She is iaughter of Joseph Bunkley, Esq., of Norfo Va., a Protestant, who took her under protection through this city, on Wednesday )n their way home. The circumstances of M Bunkley's unlawful detention and escape the From, as detailed to several of our citizenv ier father, were as follows: Since beeo iovice, she has been doing duty at St. geminary, as a teacher of musici &e., for th ast ten months. Some months sineehoweier she.repented of her connection witti the St tood, expressed a desire to return to her boin; tnd wrote to her father to that effect. T56-1 er was torn up before her -eyes. and shew *ompelled to write in a diferent strain; decla ier satisfaction and contentment with her sit ion. This last mentioned letter deceived her father. vhile the.deception was confirmed by having all is letters to his daughter returned unopened, kware, at lefigth, that she was a prisoner, Miss lunkley determined to escape, and on the-motn. rg above named, succeeded in effeetj her iberty, by climbing through a sash over a door, nd thence into the yard. Her movements were verhqard:by the watchman, whose vigilsnceuhe luded by concealing herself behind a tree. As oon as the watc'hman turned away, she Bed lone a stranger, in the night and dressedin her ovice's habit and bladk cap, this terrified girl scaped over the rough country, ten weary miles, a the village of Creagerstown; where, on in. uiring for the stage house, she was directe&dto itevens' Hotel. She immediately, made known ie circumstances of her case to Mr. Charles itevens, the landlord, and demanded his protee. ion, which was promptly accorded, and in M.s irimes, a relative of Mr. Stevens, she found. a iithful and gentle confident and friend. Her ext step was to write to her rther, who, upon ?ceipt of her letter, came without a moment's elay to her rescue. Miss B. is about 18 years rage, a very accomplished and beautiful young, dy, speaking several languages, ad a supedor iuvician. - - Wednesdav.a 11n-i way dIn Wig epresentended that he had purchased the patent. ight of a peculiarly constructed safe, a amall model-of which he at once exhibited, an.pib ,osed a bet on its rare merits. Inpother*~4ds, he "assignee" was playing the " box-game," and he guide of the Baine man had produced the ictim to be fleeced. The last named refused a bet, but kindly lent 'his companion one hua. red dollars, and received, as follateral, .security, check on the Bank of Washington for$725 75, rawn by Livingston & Co., and made payable > James 13. Howard, or order. The money and ie guide's watch were staked against a similar nount, in value, of the box-man, who won the akes, as a matter of course. The winner up. ediately gathered up the handkerchief in which ie treasure was placed, and rapidly Red. The -qt impulse of the dupe was to pursue him, btit sfriend, the guide, with great presence of mind, strained him, seizing him by the arm..ania :ikly asking. " Have you got a pistol to sheet e rascal ? The Maine man was rnot so' arined. e was, however, comforted,' for a while, by. his sceitful guide hastening away, as if tot'k eans for the arrest of the absconding. villain. he stranger, still unsuspecting, waited an hour more for the return of his volunteerfred ivering and shaking in the cold winter's wind; ud then went to the Bank of Washington, to aw the money. Bug he there-soon learned at the cheek-the form similar to the printed les of that institution-was a forgery!i The .izen of Maine, after losing a hundred dollars, 4d but ten left. It is astonishing, afte, all the .pablisations of e tricks of the " box-game" men, that persona ill permit themselves to be so easily fleeced. re can aceount for it only on the principijp that ey either possess that charity which " thmketh. evil," or are extremely verdant.-Washingtons intinel. THtE QUINCE TBEE.--As a preserving' fruit, o quince rankseamong the first and shouldia. are generally cultivated at the South. ohe' eat error into which ealtivator-s have fllen, in slupposing the quince tree needs-no culture, a&, it will flourish in low moist localities;. 1%g ince tree is very tenacious of Life and wRi live Isere many other trees will perish, 6et fr60 od fruit be the object, the quinee tree-shonid vs as good soil and culture, as the pear.: 2'oi able crops of knotty quinces are made og ilnee bushes, but if they are trimmed intottees inured, and mulched, the fruit wil be-imuprov astonishingly. salt, has been recouimended - manure, for quince .trees, but too much-salt II kill them, moderate portionsof saltsvire und benefiial around all fruit trees,, as-itn. qets, and retains moisture aiid kills inse bae itself is no manure. The roots ofaho tine aw near the surface, hence the- impostanee ?f alching around the tree. As amuasketbmlt: quince will always bring.good pices, Ib, led as early as the apple, and, it bimings thras aes the price of dried apples. Qs imss4., a Southern elimate~ are mot as acid asetb sed in a Northern one;.eeequentygabn d pressed like apples, the mkse.veryj.i t drink, resembling the juice. of tbh-esa ery plapnter at the &aulih should .have fron; enty to hfly.quinee trees, whieh wonld.up the white and blaok' family, witk pies,-arN stewed fruit, through all the vinter mo.etl'y would prove a cheapandheahby condgd. th the baconi andgveena. :The -qsineetee s il ,propagated by cuttings or layers.-[8eil a 3iE day a testy geran, who lras n~i n red with Mr. Barnum, met 1bin in'Biohag sy I thus accosted him-"r. 1hts, gentleman." " I knowr: thszatZ :h one of the blandest #mils ut!I am the best shoe, man li Aumes~ GasAT redcions -ars .p anish civil list. The Qwpe - m- thirty-four -millioa 4s )34 tweUelg-r ht nilihoos. If-ali the. u es itan. - ted be made, the saving to the- ontuy wlfl ount to vaernant ?180.600 stean naim