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"6We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Mbbrties, and tiit must fall, w wilPrshadtteEin W. F. DURISOE &SON Proprietors. EDGEFIELD, S. C ..EPTEMBER 24, THE PRESS. Oh ! the wondrous Press has a magic sway In its great and giant force, To the east and west it bends its way, And it takes o'er the seas its course; Gay dazzling stores may the good ship fill, In the pride of vain excess, But it boasts a treasure more precious still, In the wealth of the mighty Press. The son of genius, unsought, unknown, May his heaven-to:n theme pursue, Their brightness gladdens himself alone, For his friends are far and few. But see, in the raiks of fame he stands, Lo! thousands his lays possess, And his name is blazoned in distant lands, Through the aid of the mighty Press. The poet's numbers, the scholars lore, Cast their radiant spell o'er all; Those atrains are conned in the cottage door That enchant the ldrdly hall; Aad the Book more holy than all beside, Which alone can truly bless, To the heathen shines as a lamb and guide, By the power of the mighty Press. Alas! that a scene so bright, so clear, Shou!d a dark reverse disclose; -Alas ! that a boon so great, so dear, Should be ever linked with woes; But the lawless doctrines of men profane, To the world their guile address, Proving to thousands a snare and bane, Through the sway of the mighty Press. Yet the summer sky has its wintry doom, And the rose reveals a thorn, And evil must ever mix with good In a race to evil born ; We must bear the pangs of a thwarted will Where we fondly hoped success, We must sigh o'er the mass of social ill, Difused by the mighty Press. Yet the light of Faith let us humbly seek To illume our dangerous road, Let us deem ail knowledge poor and weak That would lead our hearts from God; Then may we welcome Instruction's tide, As it flows our land to bless, And greet with unmingled joy and pride The gift of our glorious Press. Peter Benson was the son of a miser, who died in the possession of immense weahh.:ma sed by a life of toil and privation. Ili sil was endowed by nature with great energies and a firmness of purpose which shewed itself whils yet a child; for he became the terror of .is play mates, and the tyranny of all about him. I education was neglected; for his father we.,.u have shuddered to spend money ott it. His ex ample pointed out to his son, that to gat riche., was the sole aim of life ; his precept was, to guard them at the ri.k of ali but life ; and to habituate his heir early to follow his example. he forced him to earn even the pittance of hI> pocket-momicy. Peter was ai apt scholar: at an early age lie had actually put his savings out at interest; and his father was so delighted at this trait, that lie doubled the amount to con firm him in the habit. T'hat same night the mi ser died ! Was it this solitatry instance of lib erty that did violence to his nature, and de stroyed him During a severe i:lness, some years beforc, old Benson had been, atdvised to make his will; and he had even con-ented to send for a lawyer, who, having gone through the usual preamble, waitedj for the client's instructions:t bat, afler along pause vetntured to ask the sick man to whom het wished Jo bequeath his propertyv. The sufferer started up wildly in his bed, exclaimin "Wish to bequeath !-l wish to bequeatha my property ?-never, man, never! WVhat ! give my r lire's blood, my soturs recompense !-and, added he, (as if struck by the damnger of having admit- _ ted to a stranger his possession of wealth) what have I, a hard-working man, to bequeath p'. And so he died without a will, and Peter Ben son found himself heir; and, as he thought without any one to interfere with his adminis-' tration of this wealth.-But lhe was one morn ing surprised by the receipt of a letter from his mother, whom he had been led to suppose died during his infancy, and of whom his fathle~r had never marde mention. Interest being the reign ing of this youtth's heart, it was upon that he re flected ere he allowed himself to grieve or re joice at this unexpected news. His mother' existence mnight be of incalculable vatlue to him";' for, as a minour, he could not take out letters ot adwtIini~trationt, and he dreaded having a guardian appointed by the law. His mo;ther's being aliv. le understood, imight render sneh it step untne ees~ary. Ent then, it was said, she would have a right to a share in his property. Of this fact he hoped to keep her ignorant ; but as he could not deceive her ars to the amont of weailth, would she not expect to be indulged ini an ex penditure suitable to it? And he groaned-as lhe thought how this would dimini-h the prohits of the concerni. HIs father had vegetated (anid even that sparingly) ; lie hiad never dared to live. Peter was pnza..edl how he shoruld repily to his mother's letter withotut commrattinug himself or his property. At length, lie thought it, would be best to go to her, if she camne to town, lie might be exp'ected to fetch her-so the expen sel mu~tst be incurred ; aind by getling it over at once,! he wotuld be :.blsto judge better of ther dispo sition and capabilities to render hier ani eliglle guardian, ..s far as the name went, of his inter ests during his mninority-the reni control of them lie intende'd should remini ini his own hiands and he felt the coach fare almost an exensable expense, as lie reflected on the advantages to which his journey might leaid. His mother was a poor sickly-looking uuoiman, whtose spirit had been so crushed by oppression aind tyrannry that she htirdly-daredl reaek to her own child. His per onal resembharee to his fathier made her tremble; and'it was niot long before she per ceived the resemblaice was niot merely personal. Hie uttered no grief for Iris toss, nor joy for his new-found, pairent-money, gain, saving, were all he could talk upon ; and when, on bidding her good night, he said " Mother, I shall never die happy unless 1 be come twice as rich as my father," shte felt that the life of toil and mortification she thad endured with the father was about to recommience under the yoke of her .offpring; and for six yeairs meekly bore with all the privaiionms her child's Darsimoiny forcd (in her. During thiese years lhe had never once ofered his muither apleasu re, v.. aW~tntmment o a .inight ehmvtrt that ~6'udI have drawn a guinea from his purse. Hia main study was on how little could she manage to keep a home for him; and when, on attaining twenty-one, he took the concern nominally (as it had been virtually) into his own hands, she hazarded a request to retire into the country to end her days in quiet, free from the feverish ex citement of trade he remarked " As you please, mother; only I cannot allow you as much as my father did. I mean to in crease my business, and every farthing will be wanted; besides you had money by you when ny father died, and therefore must have been able to save out of the provision he made." The poor mother submitted in silence; she had long known that policy and interest had alone kept her son on terms with her; and now, her allowance curtailed to the very lowest pit tance, he permitted her to depart; and from that hour her quarterly payments were, for many year's, the only evidences of her son's existe.ee, while he was straining every nerve to realise and amass riches;-to spend them. to give them, to circulate them would have been agony. He thought of marrying; but then his choice must be dictated by the same unvarying rule his interest. A gentlemati, with whom he had formed extensive relations, invited him to his country house. He had one daughter, an only child; and Peter Benson became enamoured with-not her beauty, nor her sweet and gentle manners-but her expectations. He made pro. posals to the father, who could not but view with pleasure such a prospect for his child. Peter Benson, the young millionaire, the man whose 3 word could make or war thousands whose exis tence depended on his nod for employ-this collossus of wealth a suitor to his child-it was a match very far beyond his hopes; and the wor thy merchant's sight became dazzled and blinded by the real character of the man who sought his 'entle Marian; and she, timid and submissive, C yielded to her father's wishes, and gave her con sent to wed Peter Benson. Every day after this engagement was formed tiflicted some new trial otn the miser's sole feel nag. Marian had in the village a school suppor ed entirely at her expense. " What worthless xpenditure !" thought lie ; " but this will cease -in London we shall have no village-schools to itink of." As they walked through the village. ie listened with terror to the grateful thanks of nany of the poorer classes, for money and :tothing, bestowed by the gentle being whose a trm re.,ted on his. Poverty he knew was not :onined to the country, and the coniinuance of L mtich folly was not to be thought of.-Had he t pent his best years in incessant toil, in restless rudgery, to get riches to give them away ?-the t hought was horror: and he actually looked at lie innocent girl as though she had already been b Iran% itng his treasure from its sacred hold. He had passed a restless night, half spent in a epenting of the bold measure which had phced P am in such a perilous position, when, on enter- a ig the breakfast room, he found Marian busily b rusing a ltter wit. several enclosures. Sh I joked u - ave br - y jua.. ress iF' wn d wit & s annetlir,) it. is but a . of n at I should wish to do. We I ... ind employment for the two boys, who are 1i enough to exert themstelves for the benefi. i r ti ot tiers. Will you not undertake thia par. ri tie busiesc-s, Mr. Benson ? you aust havi i aitny theilities for obtaining situations for lhe J or and destitute."-'- None, I aisaure you, Ma 'a ; siuations nox-a-days are worth what they ' ill fetch. No otie gives them away-that is. e o otna who ., not a fool or a rogue to himself ; esides. I make it a rule never to pay any atlen on to begintag letters; and I have at.last found I e vaiue of ny resoluion not to open any-for tI ow I am never pestered with thtemt. Allow rue 0 y settle this matter for you." lie took the pa-. ers froma her, placed them in a blanak cover, and i at the bell being answered, desired that that" ter might bie given to the person waiting. ,ra oAnad now, Marini," said he4, " permiit me to IP quest that on :alt future occasions .vou will et such applications itt similar manner." Ma- f iati remtained silent.-She was too hurt and :as- t miished to trust herself to speak ; and fearinhg n e had '.ffended her, (the vision of her ?50,000 _ tood before him.) lie etndeavoured to make someb xuse, by saying all who listen to such idle sto les are sure to be deceivea. "Foir tmy pairt, I oul not bear the feeling of being matde a dupe -as the vulgar call it, being outwitted." " But i" urelv," interrupted Marian, -* because there maiy P e sonie inmposters in the world, we are not to a et all down as rogues; and if you return every *a ppeal made to youir charity, without examining a to it, how oft en may you tact htave senat away ' owe deserving objects, who, had you known the ~ raith, you would haave beent delighted to be- I rietd ?" Delighated to befrienid ! Peter Benson " eliht in befrienading the poor anid nseedy ! Lit- P le did Mariatn know the pang, the convulsive 1 hiver, occasioned by the tmere stuppositioni of P uchi weakness. The arrival of visitors put an t ad to the discussion ; but the thoughts of botht arties dwelt on thi~s scene. She was sorry her S ater hiad tnt been present-lie, wh'lo never raed from the poor till lie h::d :tscertained a hthecr their poverty ar-sec from giailt or mis otune-hie whoi had taught her thast it would > far more contductive to her oiwn peace of tmitnd I .0 relieve two who might not be deservitng, tham g .0 ena cti e intnocent vicim ianiway, p~erapls to ~ serish for wantt of that aid she could alford to ~ ;ive. 1Her fathter had told her to scarch out the truth as well as circumuslanaces might phermit, bitt ~ aever to suspect (without examintation) guilt . wheare virtue seemed possibale. Habitutally she ~ 'as ebaurittable in mind, and liberal in her bounty ~ tow:rds othiets; tind her~ faithier's advice only made her a wiser dispetnser of the gifts placed ' ii her power, without checking the rich streatmt roma whence they flowed. Oat leavinag the breakfast table thae followinig morning, Mairiati wsas desired by her father to tonme to his study in hialf an hour. Thiera' was sa untut.nal air of anxiety in his mtanner when ~ lie made the request; and Marian feared it might be to, mtake sonie arrangement respecting the time of hter marriage, anad consequent separittion fromt himt. Latterly she could not think of the Iitter event wit hout dread; and the alternative had beconme proportionably fearful to her imaisgi. nation.t When she entered the study, her fathter took her by tho hantad, attd placinag her on the sofa by hiat, staid, " My dear Marian, I have tiever found you wanititng int candour; tell me, itn onec word, what caused you tot send back the letter we htadt ben perusinug together without even a word of kindness to the poor tafflicted people we laud (its I thought) decided on relieving?" Marian burst into tears, sayinig, "Oh, papa, do not look so sternly at me: it was Mr. Ben-, son, whio insisted on its being returned; inideed i it was he who directed and gave it back." 'Bh-ss yon, my child! I thought it could never be. yotr act. Youir poor old faither knew< you better ; and so I told .your amiable young urate, who came to me this morning quite bro-, L-n kohear abbut it. Inteed, I urti 8A !! one more deeply pained than Mr. Villiers ap peared to be at this occurrence." Marian's face was suffused with crimson as she inquired how Mr. Villiers became acquain Led with it. . He told me," replied her father, " that the poor widow (who, it seems, was herself the bear er of the despatch) called on him; and, on his proposing to give her a letter to me, she related the hearthless rebuffs she had just met with." " Dear papa, do undeceive Mr. Villiers (and she blushed yet mere deeply;) it would distress ne that he should think it my act." " He does not, my child; he did you the jus ie to believe you must have been dictated to another; but it is of this other we must now speak. Deal with me frankly, Marian; after Iwhat has passed, what are you feelings towards 9r. Benson ?" Thus called upon, Marian acknowledged that ier acceptance of him had been in obedience to what she supposed her father's positive wish; )ut that nothing in his character si ce their en ragement had made any favourable impression >n her; she had many times perceived it to be elfish ; and this last act. with his reasoning on t, (which she now repeated,) appeared to stamp in as so thoroughly heartless, that she could iow think of their union with but horror. "Nor shall you think of it, longer: this very lay he shall receive his dismissal. The man t vho could do thus, and thus argue, never could leserve you ;" and tenderly embracing her, the 'ond father continued, " who ever will deserte 'ou, Marian?" In time to hear the close of this inquiry, Mr. Tilliers entered the study; and had either father ir daughter looked at him, they would have ', een one whose dearest hopes had been fixed on eing at some future day considered so, and 1 ehose altered looks and suppressed sighs shew- t d how those hopes had been bighted by hear. a ig of her engagement to another. Peter Benson's rage at the receipt of a letter dhich iplainly gave him to understand that the d arshness of his opinion and want of liberality f ad caused his afflianced bride to reject him, was bounded; nor was his disappointment lessen d by hearing, within a few weeks. that she had b een unexpectedly lett a legacy to a large a mount, and had thus become one of the richest eiresses of the day. Hle had hardly recovered -oi the shock, when news was brought him of severe conflagration which had destroyed his xtensive warehouse in London. No one doubt d that a man of his caution would be amply isred; they were not aware of the extent of is parsimony. Though frequently prompted b take this precausion, he could not persuade rt imself to pay money for that which, by possi- h; ility, might never make him any return. s: Loss after loss closely followed on each other; al Ad in every instance this hard hearted, unsym. N thising man could trace their origin to some o , of brutality, or some niggardly conduct of G s own. His health becamn imnairodr -- . Us ne."1.. ic second lime in isearch of his mmianer. iis1 >peal could not be rejected by that mother's Ii !art. His obdurate nature, his uncharitable w ind, were known to her; but lie was her son. e iJ she allowed him to share the scanty pittaneo Ii had, in the pride of wealth and power, almost et rudged her. H The vilbasge doctor advised a warm climate ; Ic id by the sale of her furniture and other A 1cts, his mother procured the means, and ae- e] inpanied him abroad. Every day inereased 1 fret ful, discontented temper-every day, too, re b-odily weakness augmented; and ere they id been a 11omth at Nice, where suffering had >.iged him to halt, it was evident his end wis .11 sL aipproachiing: and his mother became anx. e' us that he should sees some clergyman, whom h: ight, even at thast late hour. bring hsis mind to om leet on those truths of which he never would us aritL her to speak. S Full of this thought, she one evening stole cs om his sick couch to mnake inquiries about w e residenit minister; but had the disappoint. i ont to tind that lie was absent from Nice.- at /orn out with the fatigue she had undergone, ei ~th of body and mind, she was retracing her tI eble steps, her tears flowing fa.st as she reflect- 'ci i how terrible would be her son's last moments, a< eprived of the only hope she had dared to look o ir to renider them peaceful by prayer and re- g entence, when she found herself accosted by N , English main, who had observed her dejected m pearnice, and now asked if he could be orf i y service in her distress. On hearing her I rrand and its disappointment. Villiers (for it 'as lie, who was travelling with his bride, his sgloved Marian, and her fa.her) told her he e1 'as a Protestant clergyman, and would accom iny her home. Arrived at the sick man's chain er, lhe gently approached the bed wvitlh an ex- v ression of sympathy anid pity. Hie did not re )gnize in the~ emiaciated dying form before him, t s man he had once slightly known, and whosea aracter he had cordially despised: but Ben- t yn's memory was rendered fasithful by hatred ud fanicied wrong'; and staerting up in bed with i sudden strength of frenzy, lie exclaimed, ~ rithi a dreadful oath, " Out of my sight, bthou eopant! was it not enongh to rob mse of the a, i's money, but you come lhere to gloat your ves on my wretchedness, and watch my dyinig is oments ' b " Poor soul, how lie raves." said the terrified v other. ti " Raves" cried the dying man, as he shook Ihis a st with convulsive energy ; " do you think I p now hiim nut'! I tell you, mnothet, it is Villiers; Ii .is the fiend who crossed muy path to wealth, i1 nd who has come to look on Ihis victim ;" and, a rth an hystericael laugh anud awfel blasphemy, ja 'eter Benson eansed to breathe; unsoftensed. z repentanut, shsewing that the possessioti of n realth, without sympathy of soul and the excr- t. ise of benevolence leads but to misery bere, h iud an awful prospect for hereafter, a As bir Philip sydney has said, " Riches may e considered a treasury of blessings when poe- ~ essed by the wvorthy,. atnd an abused good in he hands of the heartless." FUsNF IF RU.t is related of Thomas F. I ,arsa~ll that ae Judge having once fined him I hirty dollars for contempt of court, he rose and ked the Judge to loan him the money. as he e iad'nt it, as there was no friend present to whomt s could so well apply as to his honor. This t vas a stumper. The Judge looked at Tom and a len at the 'clerk, and finally said: " Clerk remit aIr. uarsihall's fine; the State is better able to oose thirty dollars than I am," J-r is related of Dr. Franklin that when lie was last in London, be was walking one day vitti a p air of spectacles on, belonging to a ien d.iHe kept them on, pretending they would ielp Ihis eyes. Passing along, a prter ran gin~a him. "D- your spectacles!"~ said the ~oarse fellow ; whereupon the Doctor, laughing eartily, said, " There, my friend, you see what said was true, for if I bad not had the specta .h*n an. hx waid have d'-d my 0t~." I MO0TALITY AMONG B HIIL08. The forlorn condition of bi'helors has always been a favorite theme for hidies, editors, and fther wits to expatiate uponoiThe untidy rooms, the buttonless shirts, the stoerings full of holes, and the thousand other inconveniences of the inntarried.state are familiar, in this way, to the nost obtuse of all. The poor bachelors have, in fact, a hard time >f it. They have been. ridjiled by the sex, and someties taxed by the islators, and now itatisticians deal them the "a kdest cut of all," >y proving that they die eier than married nen. The celebrated Dr. Phaper, of Berlin, tstimates the mortality am bachelors, be. ,ween the ages of thirty and orty-five, at twen y.seven per cent.; while .b 4mortality among narried men, between the adjne ages, is only ighteen per cent. 7 As life advances, the difference becomes even nore striking. Where fortyrone bachelors at. Ain the age of 40, there are .&eventy-eight mar led men, a difference of neaoy two to one in avor of the latter. At theage of 60, there are orty-eight married men to 1wenty-two bache. ors; at 70, eleven bachelors to twenty-seven aarried men; and at 80, niim married men to bree bachelors. No bacheleg, it is said, ever ived to be a hundred. The reason for the comparitively short life of he bachelor is obvious. Ot two men exactly imilar in other respects, except that one is mar. ed and the other is not, thibachelor will have be more irregular habits. Gentlemen, when ingle, are twice as apt, as Dick Swiveller has , to " pass the rosy," as wh thjey are married; nd especially to do it intoa what Burns callb the wee smi' hours ayont tie twal." Ten bachelors sing " we'.*'n't go home till iorning," where one marri nan vocalizes in ie same manner. No doub 'to bachelor taste, I1 this is very delightful. t brandy and wa. !r, cards, et id omne genus, epecially after mid. ight, take care to compeniate themselves, in ne season, for the fun that-has been extracted om them. They may cast-out " blues," so in. dent to the bachelor state, for the time being, at the " blues" thus cast out, invariably return, ringing "seven devils wors. an before;" and nong them are gout, feveriia rheumatism, if at delirium tremens and .Ath. Too often, deed, the bachelor lives on-'the capital of life, id hence exhausts his banl4 when the married an is well to do in health, Uappiness, and lon -ity.-Phil. Ledger. WHY JEWESSES ARE BE WIFUL.-Chateau -ind gives a fanciful but afagreeable reason r the fact that the Jewish woman are so much ndsomer than the men oi*tteir nation. He ys Jewesses have escaped. the curse which ighted upon their fathers,,bosbands and sons. ot a Jewess was to be seeln.among the crowd priests and rabble who iiaulted n od. scourged I], -- U L..;. ......' . ring water, und a compassionate judge to the uiman in adultery. The daughters of Jerusa m wept over him; the holy woman accompa ed him to calvary, brought him balm and spi. s, and weeping sought him in the sepulchre. is first appearance after the resurrection was Mary Magdalene. He said to her, " Mary." L the sound of his voice, Mary Magdelene's es were opened, and she answered, " Master." he reflection of some beautiful ray must have sted on the brow of the Jeweases. THE PEABODY ConN.-Aluch as has been said the extraordinary yield of this new kind of rn, we were not prepared for believing the ltf that has been realized. Mr. Peabody (one the eitors of the Soil of the South) showed yesterday two stalks, on one of which were ren perfec't ears, and on the other five. The rn is also muchi heamvier than our ordinary kind eighaing, as Mr. P. assurcs us, seventy pounds the bushel, He has just gathered from two 'res of commton pine land, one hundred and 'ly bushels of superior corn, and it is believed at his entire field of forty acres wvill average least sixty bushels to the acre. The two rcs referred to had been manured with only me sack (one hundred and forty-eight pounds) inno to the acre. We are glad to learn tha.t r. Peabody will soon have this prolific corn in nrket, so that our farmers can secure plenty r seed ini time for another year.-Columbus 'aquirer. HEALTH OF LoUrs NAFOLEON.-A variety of :aggerated rumors have lately been afloat in urns in relation to the health of the Emperor. le N. Y. Journal of Commerce says that pri its letters declare that although his mind is not the least affected, yet there is too much reason fear that his health is very gravely impaired, id that lie is obliged by advice of his physicians, ;dbstain almost entirely from the manage. cnt of State affairs. Thte mental and bodily certions which he has made during the past w years, particularly during thme first part of is year, are said to be the cause of the recent ~gravation of his old ailment. BEES AND QUAtts,-eI Rev. A. H. Milburn, a lecture on the WVest, says: ,Two remarka le facts are to be noted in respect to the ad. mneement of the white man. Trhe first is that te quail, unknown to the Indian, makes its first spearnnee when the white man ploughs and lnts his fiel4s, afl'ording atn abundance of do. rious food to the pinneers The sectond fact the honey bee is not found in the country 'hile in possession of ttie Indians. It keeps 1st in advance of the advancing wave of civihi ation. When the Indians see swarms of these ow visitors, their wise men sadly acknowledge at it is time for them to abandon their pleasant unting grounds and the graves of their fathers, ud seek new homes. A NEW GAMEa-A correspondent writing -em Greenbrier White Sulphur, about billiards, ays: " The recent flare up in Washington baa given irth to a new game of the latter, called the lurlin.-game. As well as I can understand it, then a ball in hand, the player has a right to hoice of position, the foot of the table being be Clifton House-a very desirable situation at ime. Those converannt with the game will be ble to explain. AN OLDn 05E.-Mr. So'louman L. Felker in. cut. ing a stick of white oak timber, the other day, >pened upon a tree toad, that had "come to us ~rom former generations," as Webster said to his ish. Over him had grown sixty.seven grains ir rings of the oak, indicated that that had been is home for 67 years at least, where he had ex sted whthout air, without water, and without ~oad. At first he paid no attention to being urned Out in the world again, and remained In itorpid state, but. after lying in the sun a few minmte.', he marched off "hoppinag as vigorous i., a Wme am.Ahaha iemanamatal4 e For the Advertiser. Ma. EDIToR :-The following extract I clil from a Northern abolition paper, published a Concord, N. H., and forward to you with the re quest that you will give it a corner in iho Adeer tiser. A. SURcrBERE. ECEPION OF ULGAEU. ED. OF CoN. JOURNAL:-On the geyning .o the 3d of July Hon. Anson Burlingame arrive in this city from Washington. He was on hii way to your city of Concord to address the pea ple upon the Fourth. A few hours previous tc his arrival, the tidings of his coming spreat through the streets, and several hundreds of hi personal and political friends assembled to give him a hearty welcome. They had read his very eloquent and able speech in defense of Massa chusetts, and they desired to give some expres. sion of their gratitude for such a noble and fear. less vindication of right in the face'of Southern ruffinnisn. When the honorable gentleman alighted from the ears, he was greeted with cheer after cheer by enthusiastic friends, just enough to show him that his unflinching stand for liber. ty was appreciated. He was conducted to a barouch on Beach Street, where he was addres. sed by Judge Russell in behalf of the friends assembled. Mr. B. replied in his eloquent and characteristic manner; after which he was con. veyed to his residence in Cambridge. Among those who assembled to welcome Mr. B. we un derstand there were some of his hitherto politi. cal opponents. Recent demonstrations of the Slave Power have made them ashamed of their company, and they are now upon the right side. We are glad to see that the resolute efforts of Sumner, Wilson, Hale, Seward, Burlingame, Banks, &c., in behalf of freedom, and for the good of the common country, are appreciated by multitudes of all parties. Each week brings fresh encouragement to the friends of freedom and Fremont. 0_0 FLORIDA AND KANsAs.-The Jacksonville (Fla.) Republican learns that Gen. Edward Hop. kins is making an efflort to raise one hundred men and the necessary means for settling per. manently in Kansas. That Gen. Hopkins should bestir himself in this matter, follows very natu rally from the following letters, which he has received from the wife of Col. Titus: WEsTPosT, Miss., Aug. 11. My DEAR FATHER: I am in great trouble. I have been obliged to fly frous my home to save my life. Our house was surrounded yesterday morning by five hundred Abolitionists-our property destroyed and our all taken. The pro. perty of every pro-slavery man in Douglas Coun ty destroyed and the prisoners taken from the United States troops. I have just learned that my b. &iaumb was shot off, uesides other slight wounds. The Abolitionists stole everything we had-even my dresses. Mr. Titus is left without shoes or h.t. They tore up the floor in order to find me, but I made my escape to Westport. * * * * * Write me immediately. Your daughter, MARY. TiE SLAVE TRADE AGAM.-In the year 1855 some brtiih traders undertook to dodge the odi um of the negro "slave trade" by giving a small sum of money, about seven dollars, for each negro who would emigrate from the coast of Arica. as "a laborer." it was said to be a vol untary act on the part of the negro going, bui it was well known that no one was allowed " to trade" on the coast in this way, unless jho first made a present to the " hend man," and then it was discovered that the " laborers" volunteered as fast as they were wanted, or ini other words, they were compelled to volunteer. The Libe ran governmwent issued a proclamation warning ll engaged in it to cease the trafic. The Brit ish government, of course, when their hypocriey was exposed to the world, were forced to desist. It now appears by the last arrival from Liberia, that the French government are trying the same ame, in order to get "*labiorera" (slaves) for F'reunch Guinia. The negro President of Liberia has issued another proclamation, again exposing the deceptioin, which it is presumed will frighten off~ Lounis Napoleon, who, though he needs no excuse for enslaving white men, probably, like England and the Black Republicans in this country, desires to keep up a doubtful reputa tion as "a friend of fr,-edom," by pretending to have the utmost regard for negroes.-Newv York Day Book. NIciaUA.--Extract of ai letter from San Juan de Nicaragua, August 18, 1856, communi eated to the National Intelligeneer: " The latest news from the interior is highly important. There are no longer Democrats nor Lgiimists; both parties have at last arrived at a cordial fusion, with tie advice and concur. rence of the allied States. Estrada and Rivas gave tup their claim to the Presidency ; and the united inhabitants elected Don Fernando Guz. man Provisional President of Nicaragua for the time necessary to putt down the fillibusters. So the struggle admits no more the assumption of a national character in Nicaragua on the part of Walker. It is plainly the sacred struggle of all Nicaraguans and Central Americans to defend thir idependence, property and freedom against an invasion of unprovoked desperadoes. "Col. Wheeler, with that abily and diplo matic propriety, of which lie has given us so many proofs, recognized Walker, in an expres sive speech, as President of Nicaragua. There is no doubt but that the Colonel will remain faithful to the General, although many Ameni can oflicers and soldiers are deserting ".is ranks with angry feelings. Will the American Gov. ernent sanction the acts and the words of Mr Wheeleri To answer affirmatively would bea gratuitous injury to the honesty and statesman ship of Secretary Marcy. But let us speak again. acts." FRANCE AND TilE " AFRICAN CoordE TRADE.". The Liberia papers contain a proclamation o: the Governor of that Republic against one Mi C hevelier, an agent of the French Governmnent who had visited the coast of Africa to procuri laborers for Guyana. The Governor Is opposed to this sort of " Coolie trade," and therefori threatens all 'who may engage in the speculation with the penalties of the law. INsANITY PRODUCED BY AFFLICTIoN.--nr Elizabeth Jane Andersen, whose two children were burned to deaih at the fire in Boston somi days since, has become insane, and was lakei 'to the Hospital on Friday last, a raving maniac She had previouisly lost gnother child by acel Am n~~at wa, b maan ea . (Correspondence of the Evening Post.] >INAL T T OF THE CETBA AM CAN QUT0N 4C.. WAsHrNOTON, September, 5,1857. The last despatch of Mr. Dallas, our Ministel in London, gives reason to anticipate the newi by the Arabia of a definitive settlement of oui difficulties with England as to the constructior of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. It is believei r that the British government has assented to thi I terms heretofore so persistently demanded by the United States-ceding the Bay Islands tc their rightful owner, Honduras, an abandoning its protectorate of the Mosquito Indians. BoLE I of these points, in fact, are included in the tre. ty between Great Britain and Honduras, whict has been the subject of recent negotiation in London, and which will, without doubt, be sign. ed by the agents of the respective governments who are parties to the arrangement. It is pleas ant to observe with what celerfty our British quarrels are adjusted since the Cincinnati Con. vention. Owing to the fact that the term (of one year) for which the legislature of California was elec. ted, expired on the 3d of September, and that no election for another legislature can be held before November, the President has determined to interfere, so far as his constitutional powers will allow, to cheek the Vigilance Committee. He was compelled to reject the California gov. ernor's application before for several reasons, and especially because the governor had neg lected to summon the legislature, in accordance with the act of Congress, before applying for federal aid. If a new application were now made, the President would be.at liberty to call forth the militia of other States, or to employ the land and naval forces of the United States to suppress the insurrection. Meantime, how. ever, in the absence of such requisition, Instruc tions are prepared for the commanders of those forces on the Pacific, for the direction of their conduct in reference to the Committee of Vigi lance. The powers of the general government in this matter are very limited, and the instruc tions are framed with corresponding circum spection. They will be transmitted by the Cali. foa nia steamer of Saturday. CAN TEE NORTE AND 1OUT mr AIN TO GETIEB1 The progress of events is daily answering, no. The North cannot be made to believe that the South is in earnest, and will abide the con sequences of union rather than submit to the arrogance f Freesoilism, or the wicked schemes of Abolitionismi. Hence, like the North American, of Philadelphia, they seek constant opportunities to taunt as: " Slavery, in the abstract, if wrong, does no harm. We do not contAnAi 4 1.7* ... - - .-., g North. and the auuOn is f6xeA that, while the present Slave States may keep their own, slavery shall not be fastened upon us as a national institu. tion." * * * * * * * "In all kindness, we warn the aggressors to forbear, lest, in grasping at the shadowy visions of the Calhoun school of politicians, they lose the substantial protection which is now their safety. The North can endure much, for the sake of peace and brotherhood, but it will not endure complicity in the evils of slavery ex tension." Protection! "ay, such protection as vultures give to lambs, covering and devouring them!, The time rapidly approaches to dispel the illu sion. and show the unanimous feeling of the South to resist the aggressions of the North at every hazard. They hare no fears of the result. -Carolinian. DOES NOT LIKE &hM.-A letter from a New Engand man, says: I do not like the nomination of Fremont. He is almost entirely destitute of Legislative expe riene-has had no statesmanlike training, anid I am unable to perceive any quali.neation he possesses for the high and responsible office of President of the United States. His life, too has been a life of mnunity and resistance to es tablished authority. He could not get through college without expulsion. lie could not get married without an elopement. He could not serve twenty days in the Senate without having a fight .with a brother Senator for words spoken in debate! And he could not servo in the army without being court-martialed and fould guilty of mutiny, disobedience of orders, and insubor dination! Such a candidate, in the hands of a sectional abolition party controled as he would be by George Law, Thurlow Weed, and the Wall street brokers, in whose hands he seems now to be, wvould, if elected, have the most vio lent, corrupt, and disastrous administration it is possible to conceive of. THE CAsE PLAlInLY 'STATED-The civil war (says the New Hamp hire Patriot,) now raging in Kansas is the deliberate and carefully plan ed work of the Black Republican leaders. It wa. begun by their tools, in obedience to their orders and in accordance with their plans. Their own agent sent to demand aid of the President, admits under oath that the free State men were the aggressers in the disturbances and acts of bloody outrage which have lately occurred there; and he admits that peace and quiet reign. ed in the Territory up to the very hour in which these cowardly traitors made their Indian-like attacke upon their neighbors. The truth is. this civil war was planned and commenced with a view to aid the waning cause of Fremont.-Pe tersburg (Va.) Democrat. LoCnmoTIVE CovERED Wr GLAss.--The 10. comotiles in Germany are hereafter to be covered with a easing of glass, which will permit the en. gineer to survey the whole country, and at the same time protect them frpm the wind and cold, THE money of misers generally goes to thoa4 they least love. The McDonough estate, said at the decease of the testator, to be S5,000,00( but now estimated at $,000O,O00, is likely to bi absor bed in litigatIon. It is said that the incomE does not meet theceurrent expenses, and unless some final disposition is made of It, the varioul benefient objects to which It was bequeatheE will receive no benefit from it. IF you wish to attract attention, go into churel some Sunday, after the the services have begus in a pair of-new squeaking boots, and parade up the broad aisle. g ' The gardeners of Cincinnati complal' Sthat the cro p of fall cabages has almost entirel; Sfailed. Bad news for krout eaters. TiH.3OSIS BALL. This brilliant and really magnificent enter. tainment came off last. Thursday night as the Mansion House and. at the 'new Court MoMus. The latter building was beaptifullyamd most tasefully decorated and ornamented for the oe casion, under the superintendence of Professor Nichols. The court room was convertkd iMo one of the finest ball room% ever seen in the State. And we doubt whether any ball rom, in the State has been fAlled;for years pst, wiik. more beauty, taste and fashion. Greenvilleur.'. passed herself, for she had contributions froms all the adjoining Districts, and, in fact, from Ae. whole State. Col. Brooks and lady, Col. Oir and lady, and many other invited guests, a.ter, ed the ball room at nine o'clock, when the dance commenced, and continued till two o'clock, throuh quadrilles, waltzu, scottishes, and end ing with a Virginia reel. Professor Nichol was acting as master of ceremonies, with a skill and seience seldom equalled. There were several hundred persons i the ball room, and every thing went of gracefully, scientifically and bril liantly. The music was fine, the evening plea. ant, the company joyous and. happy. Seldom has so much youth, beauty, fashion and man hood, assembled In one room to pay, honor and respect to a gallant and distinguished gentleman. Col. Brooks was looking remarkably well, and seemed to enjoy much the honors and courtesy paid him. He is an uncommonly fine looking gentleman, and all the ladles sought an Intro. ductlon to him. It is well that he was accom panied by Mrs. Brooks. or he might have been stolen off by some of the young ladies presenti i The supper table Wied with the ball room in its beauty and elegance. We noticed, in one of: the pyramids of cares ag n9 tn~w~>7 a hand holding a cane, and under it iese wo& "This conquers"-Southern Patriot 18th Inst. TEE Ciors AND T WATIE--We take the following extracts fom letters received: l "Qurscr, (Fr..,) GAnsnz Co.,-Sept.9. "The storm which recently visited yen, was very heavy in our section. It commeced on Saturday, 80th, and continued until Suay meridian, during which time many dweel cotton and gin houses and tobacco barns blown down. I had the misfortune to have: dwelling house and tobacco barn, with SiM0 lbs. very fine tobacco, blown down, butass lously escaped without loss of life. - '-Our crops are ruined; there will more than a half one of cotton mad here, a d not that, should the rest of the a prde unfavorable. :'. , "It will be long before this country from the efects of this ale." - -C. .. The least osbe lo, this y a thdet'0 crop rased in the couties of NoxZbee and Vow des, I have been told by about twelve of the largest planters in these counties, will be over' an average of 25 per cent." INTEREsTING TO FIRZEME.-On Saturday labt, in Cincinniti, the steam fire engine Washington made the best throw ever made by any machine. Forcing water through four hundred and forty feet of hose, she threw, through an inch and a quarter nozzle, two hundred and forty-four feet! The Washington is one of the small steam en gines. BOSTON vs. PRovIDENCE.-An honest farmer in the south part of Massachusetts, talking about his crops, was told that he must trust in Provi dence. "I do'nt know about that." said he, "1 have been to Providence, and I have been to Best. ig, and I believe I had much rather trust Bosting taking all things into account." SINGULARITY AN' ADTVANTAG.--A womaan of excellent sense, and somewhat of a satiric turn of mind, was asked by her friends if she really intended to marry Mr.-, adding that Mr. --, was a good kind of a man, but so very singular. " Well," replied the lady, "so much the better; if he is very much unlike ether men, he is mnore likely to make a goad husband." A speculator who buys largely of the prod.. ers, remarked to us, that t':e first thing he looked for, when he went into a man's house to pur chase, was a newspaper. If he saw none he was sure of a good bargain. Gao. G.Fooo,abolitionist, of New Hampshire, accused a political opponent, Mr. Itixford, of Sdrinking:' to which Mr. R. replied that, if lyin and hypocrisy operated like rum, Fagg woul' have been in the gutter for the last ten-years. Mis. PAaRTIGoN's OFNloN ON KANSAs--Mr Shilaber, in describing a visit from the talkative Mrs. Partington, to his editorial sanctqa recent ly, asyvs: We asked her opinion on the Kansaa. question. * They can be cured," said e firm. ly, " though they are very painful and lrrigating, yet they can be drawn Ont by plasters. They are humorous things, ad may be eradicated by proper remedies." Canmt is the moat flourishing of all the South American republics. She has turned her atten tion particularly to Internal improvements;, and in a little time there will be several rail roads and telegraphs between the capital and principal ities. TEE. Two PICTURES.-s I have subdued the nations of the earth; is there no other world for me to conquer t"-Alezander the.Geat.L "I have fought thegood fght-I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteous nes."-s&. Paud. Nay Onruas, Sept. I'7. ENGISM Fr.ARE UP Wrr Mzuo.AEUdess received, via Havana, state thathere bwsabeen a difficulty between the Britishllinister ain the Mexican gvernment. The British Minse has demande his passports. A British 'steamer, the Tartar, is collecting a naval force-st~ivaarte proceed to Mexico, to back up the'BrtlhdS' mand.-Augusts Constitutionsllst. -ADVEETUsNG -is the..oil whiChthe wise 4~dem. men put In their lamps and the foolish oum 0mg. let to use. A census of Nebtaska Tr~oy taken by the United-Stattisand turns were to be made bsy theIr'uf ber, and would, it was thoeght,'tia tion of between fifteen "an -ttenty ivilied white-Inhabitants.