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* --e- - W. EDGEIOFELDSNVERTpleSER. tmligot Quinat, OmakV to t ~u V .5u itu5,JTOBEW2, 1856 .9ot M0 * "6We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Lib and It It must fall, ewl eihais h un. W..r. a 1P VIOCS.N, Proprietors. EDGEFIELD, S. C., :CTOBER 22, 86 for the night was near two-thirds gone when you came. If you only wanted beds, why on earth did'nt you say so!" The Lawyers had to give it up. Three of them on one side, and the landlord alone had beat them all. A FISH STORY. The following yarn, which was related by an old friend, about the proclivities of ancient mariners in the city of New Bedford to draw on their imaginations, is good: A dozen of old captains were seated around old Uncle Johnny Coggshill's gro cery store, one winter's day. Says old Cap. tain Ben Nash: "I guess I got more in the West Indies for herrin' than any other man about this place." " How much did you get, Uncle Ben t" " Well, you see, I was bound to the Wind. ward Island and a market, and just as I had got all my cargo aboard, I was cypherin' on my long slate how long I should possibly be from home, when I found I should, with luck, reach Kitts about Lent. Thinks I, I'll take a barrel of herrin' on speculation. I had a good passage, and got there just in the nick of time, and sold 'em off well." "How much did you get, Uncle Ben I" said some of the old salts, who, with pencil in hand, were making notes, to try to catch Uncle Ben foul; " how much did you get I" " Well, I can't say exactly how much; but I put the money back into the barrel after the herrin' was out, and I could scarce. ly crowd the head in." "What did you get apiece for the herrin?" "Sold 'em for a dollar a piece." "Ah, yes. Well, now, Uncle Ben, at a dollar a piece for your herrin', you couldn't have half filled the barrel." " Well," says, Uncle Ben, " that's all very true; but I sold the pickle at five dollars a spoonful !" A hard boy-thnt same "ancient mari ner." TRULY A HARD CAsE.-Obe Stephens, formerly the eccentric representative in the Assembly from Steuben, who now keep3 a Hotel in Hornsville, tells a very good story at the expense of our Fremont friends. Not long since a very good looking young wo. man stopped at Obe's house and called for a room saying that her husband would call shortly, when she wished him to be shown up. Soon after, a burly dandified " collored pussun" called and inquired for his wife. Obe told him she could not have stopped there, as there was only one female guest in the house, and she was a very fne looki "Dat's her-dat's her, siid the sab dandy. Obe thought there must be some mistake, so he went to the lady's room, and informed her that a " cussed nigger" was down be low who claimed to be her husband. She quietly informed him that the " colored gem m 'a" was in reality her husband, and that she wished him sent up to her room. " The d-l!" exclaimed Obe, with aston ishment; is it possible that as good looking a woman as you would marry a nigger?" She assured hin it was a fact, and added: I married much better than my sister did after all ?" " You did?" responded Obe ; " who in thunder did site marry ?" "VWhy," replied thbe ludy, with great dis gust, " she is married to a Fremont man ? The ex-representative acknowledged the corn, and extended to tho "tmixedl pair" the best the houso could afford-Elmira (Nl. Y.) Gazelle. PETER FUNK WoRsTED.-Peter Funk is a shrewd man, and generally carries his point; but he sometimes gets worsted. A case has recently occurred which we will re late. A countryman named King was in the city on business, and though appearing somewhat "green" was not altogether un acquainted with the ways of Gotham. He had heard of Peter, and resolved to see him. He accordingly went into a mock auction store, where a number of men were examimn ing watches, with the apparent intention of buying. When King ontered, wise looks were ex changed between these gentry, and the sale soon commenced. A handsome and valua ble gold wvatch w~as offered, anid King being a good judge of the article, bid it in at $-25. He immediately put it into his pocket and turned to leave. The auctioneer ask him to have the watch done up. "No," replied King, " I will carry it in my pocket-it will be safe." " You had better have it done up)," persisted the auctioneer; " you can then put it into your trunk and carry it home without dlanger of losing it." " I never lose anaythinig," replied Kinig. By this time several men had gathered around him, somie advising him to have it donem, up, and others asking him to let thenm kmk at~ it. But he declined all offers, and .1;ru~d fo)r then dlonr. Peter saw he had got bhi l r.f thme wronag customer, and resolvedt to effect by force what he could not by decep tion. A man sprang before King, and was about to close the door, while the others pressed closely around him. Thereupon, he dre w a revolver, and assuring them that it was well loaded and a shure fire, told the man at the door, in a very coul and deliberate manner, that if he attempted to shut it, he would blowv his brains out forth wvith. Then pushing away the men around him with a pair of stout arms. he exclaimed: "The first man who dares to lay his hands on me will be shot !" They all stood back, and King walked out with his watch, while Peter found himself done a little browner than lhe ever remembers to have been.-New York Paper. Thie widow of an eminent composer hav ing stated, upon the tomb of her husband. that "he left this life and gone to that bles sed place where only his music can be ex ceeded,'' the mourning relic of a famous pyrotechnist adopted the same idea, and cau sed to be inscribed upon the marble slab "lie is gone to that blessed place were only his 4,e.waks can be exceeded." ItMe obgefielb _ Ibvertsetr. PUstsHsD EVERY WEDNESDAY NORIJNQ. U, P. IDRIM & SON, PBSLIM L Two DOLLARS per year, if fald in advance-Two Do.AUs and F I-r CanTa if not paid within six smonths-and THamE DOL.AS If not paid before the expiration of the=. All subscriptions not distinct ly limited at the of subscribing, will be consider ed as made for an indeaite period, and will be con tinued until all arrearages are paid, or at the option of the Publisher. Subscnptions from other States must ravaarAnLy be accompanied with the cAsar. 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Let others seek for empty joys At ball or concert, rout or play; Whilst far from Fashion's idle noise, Her gilded domes and trappings gay, I while the wintry eve away, 'Twixt book and late the hours divide; And marvel how I o'er could stray From thee-my own fireside! My own fireside! Those simple words Can bid the sweetest dreams arise, Awaken feeling's tenderest cords, And fill with tears of joy mine eyes. What is there my wild heart can prize, That doth not in thy sphere abide; Haunt of my home-bred sympathies, My own-my own fireside! A gentle form is near me now; A small white hand is clasped in mine; I gaze upon her placid brow, And ask, what joys can equal thine? A babe, whose bi ties half divine, In sleep his moth's. eve both hide; Where may Love qeek After shrine My refuge ever from the storm Of this world's passion, strife and care; Though thunder-clouds the skies deform, Their fury cannot reach me there; There all is cheerful, calm and fair ; Wrath, Envy, Malice, Strife or Pride Ilath never made its hated lair By thee-my own fireside! Shrine of my household deits! Bright scene of home's unsullied joys; To thee my burdened spirit flies When Fortune frowns, or Care annoys! Thine is the bliss that never cloys; The smile whose truth has oft been tried; What, then, are this world's tinsel toys To thee-my own fireside! Oh, may the yearnings, fond and swcet, That bid my thoughts be all of thee, Thus ever guide my wandering feet To thy hieart.soothing sanctuary ! Whate'er my future years may be, Let joy or grief my fate betide, Be still an Eden bright to me, bly own-my own fireside ! LAWERS OUITWITTED. Not far from -the city of Montgomery, in the State of Alabama, on one of the stageroads running from that city, lives a jolly latndlord by the name of Ford. In fair weather or loul, in hardtimes or soft, Ford would have his joke. It was a bitter, stormy night, or rather morning, about twvo hours before daybreak, lhe was aroused from his slumber by loud shouting and knocks at his door. He turned out, but sorely against his will, and demanded what w"as the matter. It was as dark as lar, and as he could see no one lie cried out " Who are you there I!' " Border anid Yancy and Elmore, from Montgomery," was the answer, " on our way to Tuscalooso to attend court. We arc benighted, and want to stay all night." " Very sorry I can't accommodate you so far, gentlemen. Do anything to oblige, you, but that's impossible." The lawyers, for they wiere three of the. smartest lawvyers in the State, and all ready to drop down with lfatigue, held a brief con sultation, anid then, as they could do no bet ter, aiid were too tired to go another step, they asked " Well, can't you stable our horses, and give us chairs and a good fire till morning! " " Oh, yes5, can do that, gentlemen." Our learned and legal friends were soon drying their wet clothes by a bright fire, as they composed themselves to pass the few remaining hours in their chairs, dozing and nodding, and nowi and then swearing a wo:d or two of impatience as they waited till day. light did appear. T'he longest night has a morning, ard at last the sun came along, and thetn in due time a good breakfast made its appearance; but to the surprise of the iaw',ers, who thought the house wvas crowded with gueshs, none but themselves sat down to partake. " Why, Ford, I thought your house was so full you could'ut give us beds last night ?" said Border. "I did'nt say so;'* Ford replied. "You dld' It What in the name of thunder, then, did you say I". " You asked me to let you stay here al ARBACUE AT COUT'S, LEfNGTONj DISTRICT. SPEECH 0 GEN. 3'AUL QUATTLEBAUI The 21st Anniversary of the " Lexington Guards," a light infantry company attached to the 15th Regiment 3d Brigade South Carolina Militia, was celebrated at their usual parade ground, on Saturday, the 20th September, 1856. They turned out in all their strength-having been previously or. dered for inspection, and it being known that the Adjutant General would disband them if they failed to show such a front as the law requires of all volunteer companies. To them it was a proud day, as well as a day of trial. By previous ifitation, Gen. Paul Quattlebaum and Col. H. I. Caughman delivered patriotic addresses-the ranks of the corps received an accession of several new membs-its inspection was declared by the proper authority to be entirely satis. factory-while the company, animated by the smiles of many of the fairer, as well as hundreds of the sterner sex, seemed deter. mined that no obstacle should ever retard their progress. The only prevailing cause of regret was that their representative in Congress, the gallant Brooks, was " in too much need of rest" to attena this happy revival of the military spirit of a corpse now grown to full manhood. It would have been a source of much rejoicing to have met in social conclave such a champion of the rights and defender of the insulted honor of the South ; but the excuse received for his absence was entirely satisfactory. A sumptuous barbacue was prepared, and tables were served for the ladies as well as the gentlemen, under the wide spread shades of suitable groves, at adjacent s:rings, from which pure water gushed forth as a fountain of life-needing no adulterating drugs or stimulating liquors to make it palatable. After dinner was over, most of the candi dates for the Legislature being present, such as were delivered speeches defining their respective positions, in regard to State and Federal politics. But some may well have but little fiith in pledges made to catch votes on the eve of an election, yet who can doubt that our candidates will prove them selves to be "riqht side up," when the day of trial comes? After the military exercises had closed, on motion, it was Resol'ed, unanuiouslq, That the thanks of the company are due and are hereby ter dered to Gen. Paul Quattlebaum and Col. fH. 1. Caughman, for the patriotic addresses this day delivered by them, and that they be respectfully requested to furnish copies for publication iifthe Columbia " Sout -d jini P, As- l file: vertiser; and that a committee c three be appointed to carry this resolutio: into effect. Lients. J. H. Moore, Noah Shealy and Ensign J. J. Shealy, were appointed said committee; and havitig discharged the duty assigned them, they have to express the deep regret they feel in not being able to procure a copy of Col. Caughtan's speech, for reasons which he sums up in these words: "It would afford ine great pleasure to c.im ply with the request of the Lexington Guards, in furnishing a copy of my speech ma'de on Saturday last, if it was in it y power to do so at this tine; but my business is such that I must respectfully decline, hiopinig the com pany will excuse mile, forrealtly I do niot now know what I did say, or at least but little." But the committee have been more for tunate with regard tn General Quattlebaumn's address. Withi a simple apo(logy ton ha~ving prepared it while the hanid of domewstic mis- j fortunes weLighed heavily upon him, the: General has placed the nmnuscript at our - disposal ; and iln submitting this rspeech to the public, we would simply :add, thxat allt the circumstances attenmdinmg its delivery should be fulty kniown for its merits to bei fully appreciated. . The company having marched in front of< the position assigned the speakers, ranks1 were opened and arms presented. The sa- i lute being then returned, Captain Caughman ordered, " Rest. General Ruattlebaum will now please adldress tihe company," which he< did in the following words: g OFFICERs AND SoLDIERs oF -Tils LEXING 'rox GI:anus: To the circumstance of hay ing once been thu immediate comndexi~tr of your corps, moure than to aiiy other, dto I at tribute the cause of being called upon1' now to address you. As you have sugestued, I shall speak of "thc rise, thec p~rogressv and future pJrosp'cts of your company." And, as limited as thme theme may appear, I shall not attempt to ex pand it by associating with it the subject of poulitics, farther than it may be incidentally connected with the great object of all mili tary' organizations-thait of defendcing the rights, the hornor, tihe interests and1( the insti tutions of our common counttry-. In doinig this, I shall avoid, as mnch as possible, the slightest allusion to our local issues; for, let us be divided as we may in our dlistrict and State elections, there can and should be no division among us upon the one great quies tion now at issue betwveen tihe so-called free and slave States of ovi- Federal Union, for the highest of nll law-that of self-prese'r vation, requires us to contend, even~ to onr last gasping breath,for equality in the Union or independence out of it. But of tbis I shall say no more for tihe presenlt, but turn to the historical part of your existence as a military corps, and of my former association with you. It was on the 24th day of July, in the year of our Lord, 1837, more than nineteen years ago, that I came here, in the prime of youth, to enter your ranks as a private, al. though I had before experienced some hard service, and borne the rank of Captain halvin'. raised a volunteer company to defend tihe sovereign rights of South Carolina du rngY her nullification struggle in 1832; and at the biddinig of the State, in 1836, in pur suance of a requisition of the Federal Gov ernment, led another where the scalpir.g knife, the tomahawk and the desolating fire iof savage vengeance had laid a floral, fertile coiatr.. in wate; ves, notwithstanding those honorable positions which t -previous; held, I came here to enter - 'wranks as private-thereby illustratingtfb, fact that' did not hold myself above elowest ii your ranks; but on that vet ay unsolici ted on my part, and regardle n expres declaration that I was not ndidate fo office, the kindness of my .generous ly honored me with the hig e within thl gift of the company. Under se flatterinj auspices, I could not refuedo asume th command; and after two rA and thre days service as Captain of t during which time I procured for -su the verj arms which you now hold i kor hands prepared and secured the a ton of by laws which, with but slight Ments, art still in force for your gover, and guid ance-having, in a word, iall that could to secure for you pro 'y and per manence, I was, on the 2 l 1839 transferred to the comman tbe-egiment and subsequently, on the 5 1843, tc the higher command of the b ,of whic you have from the time of yr-irganizatior constituted a part. And ese severa high positions, which you to assigr me, I have ever felt greatly bted to yot for the cordial support whi 'a;'-have sc uniformly extended to me. 'conhection however, with you as a m* ..Srps, un. less you see proper to cons an hon. orary member, has ceased er ;.but my recollection of your past sa rowardE me, with my best wishes soar future prosperity and usefulness od6. beloved Stato and country, shall di-able as the faculties with which Go aendowed me. In casting my, eyes alo our r ngs, I recognize but few or the 1h d to be faniliar to me. The q onjrresistibly enforces itself upon me, eeare the ab sent or my old comradesa riends? Alas! some of thiem, having fille "e measure oi their country's services, " '. passed that bourne whence no tr:avele" i-n"r while thers are still here, rejo to"ver a well pent life, but feeling cone Ithatthey too nust soon follow in the ro of the no ble spirits who have go ore them. WVlat can we say for the o for thlem ut Cherish me memory or each ot lead, Go drop a tear upon his He knew. no fear, lie knew While o'er him his count ad wave. But your existence as a akes date interior to my connection iand to a on ...f od P.1efMeh -t ooks of.i ,;t 1u1:- -b-trongi. . onc-r: or hiivK'g icei o .viij of teCG C of' us al-h ~ .urtl ,,'11 .:L iii a G V' ice of thle (;reat Captain of us* all-the reat Immanuel, who " brought life and im. ortality to light," and whose very word is more powerful than an army with banners; es, lie resigned the sword, and shorn him. elf of his epaulettes and war trappings, hat lie might become the peaceful messen er that speaketh comfort to converted souls. Jim it was, who now bears the more faimiliar ppellation of Rev. than of Capt. Henry miti, that did on the-day of Septem. ir, 1835, first muster your company for uspeciion, It presented a front consisting if the nuimer required by law--passed the >rdel-was attached to the 15th Regiment, ind from thirt day to this has beenm a comipe itor for military distinction. Short as has >en its existence, from its ranks have sprung Ln enitire batch of field ohlicers-one of whom0 rose to the rankc of Brigaidier ; and et you have sti!l left with you plenty more m'od material-or, as a Yankee would say, Iplenty more of the same sort." But, not vithtanding all this, you have again been iut uponI trial, as though y ou were un worth y if the arms you bear and the epaiulettes youi vecar. But will you not show to the world hat you have within you the true element of ~reatne'ss, that " wvhen weigthed in the bal nee you will not he found wanting ?" Nev r let'it be said of the sons of Lexington hat Lexington designated by the graphic en of a Bancroft as the great central dijs riet of Sonth Carolina-never let it be said >f the constituents of a Brooks, whose very mine is a terror to the libcllants of the miu tary faume of our aiicestors-never let it be aid of you whom i once had the honor to ~ommand-that you are not prepared for mry emergency. Let me invoke you by the pirit of a Marion and a Sumter, a Rutledge mda Laurens, a Butler, a T1urner, and the >atriots who fell with him near this place, ,bile battling for the liberty wve enjoy-let ne invoke you by the spirits of the gallant lead, to be prepared to meet the invaders of iur rights, whether in the form of Abolition smn, Black Rlepubilicanism, or any oither zi, vith thme same determined resistance that >ought victory to the arms of a Washington. .And now let me invoke the young men wilhint vour recruiting limits to conie to your id. However patriotic they may be, if I ito tnt greatly mistaken, a place in your raks will be found good enough for~ the best of them. If ambitious and deserving of promotion. the wa'y to distinction is alike opetn to all. It is a law of niature that, " Larlge .rtreamns from little fountains flow, Taill oaks from little neorns grow." So with all great military chieftains. All ol them had to begin low and work their way up to distinctioni by merit alone. The lawi of nature and the road to distinction are alike unchangeable. Ah, ye noble youth! of proud mein and lofty bearing, think y of this law, profit by it and the history ol *Captain James Butler and Sterling Turner two noble patriots of jlhe Revolution, alluded t< above by Gen. Quattlejbaum-fell in a sanguinar) conflict with the notoifious Cunningham, and the royalists under him eorkmnand, at Turner's house So says Johns on's Trdditioins of the Revolution, p 420 ; but the place its lf is not otherwise located It is in Lexington dist iet, near the Edgefield line and the graves, or ra ber grave, of these gallan dead is marked by a~ simple stone, placed ther many year. ago, with iulitary honors, in which th late Gen. Win. Butleudaud Capt. John Quattlebaun of reckoning with your God will be close at hand. r But I thank God that all the men of the North are not so deluded, that they are not thus fanatic; but that there are patriots and statesmen there, knowing our rights, dare help us maintain them. It is with pleasure. that I turn from the darker to the lighter sido of the picture. Let Black Republican. ism trail its sable banner in the dust, then the white Democracy, under the lead of a Buchanan and a Breckinridge, will soon re. store peace to Kansas, and the equality of the several States of the Union will again be recognized as the palladium of our liber. ties. Nothing short of this law can save the republic. But let me admonish you to rest your hopes of salvation upon no political party at the North. [t seems that the light which guided their councils, in days of yore, is now on the wane. Their Pierces and Bucha. nans cannot save us from the misrule and ruin of Black Republicanism, if the great mass of the people North be rotton to the core, as I fear is the case. Our patriotic friends there may not be able to sustain themselves in the approaching storm, much less save us from its ravages. Let us thank them for their sympathy; honor them for their courage; support them for the support they are rendering our cause; but if they cannot save themselves and the Union, let us at least save our institutiQns and the South. Doubt not our ability to do so. If the South but wills it, she has all the ele. ments of a great and mighty republic shaped to hand. With her identity of interests and similarity of pursuits, the formation of a Federal Government to suit her necessities would be but the work of a day-would be a matter of much less difficulty than that experienced in the recent organization of the [louse of Representatives of the present Congress. But willing as I am to try the experiment, if forced upon us by the unjust measures of the North, I have to say in con elusion, may God enlighten their understand. ing, prevent the necessity of a separation, grant us peace-perpetual peace-and save the Union. And now Captain Caughman, I have a parting word for you. I have not traced the history of your company through all its changing phases, since it passed from under my special charge and guidance into other hands. I could not do justice to the merits of its several commanders if I were to make the attempt. Suffice it to say that Captains Fullmore, Vansant, Austin and Swygert have. in turn, been its leaders; but now the :s_1;o-. bi of preserv~il- 'not. or nl s 111:,'V Ik w. h&,.vt 1-a t ourlht17~ sh,~ ') :r;O at wr ~a~ ~J.ii, pair at once to the houes. of the cou_4llt, that you may gain a conspicuous "place in the picture ;" And to you, lieutenants, ser geatits, corporals, privates, all, let me com mand you to follow whenever your Captain thus leads in daring and noble deeds. In the address of Col. Caughman, he ve ry appropriately suggested to the ladies of Lexington and Edgefield, -the propriety of their having a more imposing monument erected to the memory of these common suflerers in a common cause. Both districts should equally participate in rendering these honors to their (lead, for the bones of their best sons lie mingled together in one com mon grave. WVurrE FOLKs SnOVED BACK TO MAKE RooM Fox NIGoERs.-The last number of the Martinsville Monitor gives the followving incident, which occurred at the Fremont Bar baeue in Morgan county, Michigan: "The most characteristic part of the whole affair occurred at the table: A me chanic wiho had hitherto been a strong Fre mont man, was on the ground with his wife and child. At a given word he attempted to cross the rope to the table, but was met by one ot the marshals and told to stand back and give room for the ladies. lie stepped back as he was told, when seven or eight women as black as the ace of spades advan ced befor-e him to the table, and ate with the rest of the Fremnont ladies and gentlemen. This was too much for him. lie tore the Fremont badge from his breast, and swore, although he was a poor mechanic, yet he was better than a negro. He said that if he and his wife were to be thrust back from a Fre-. moat Barbacue to give place to negroes, he wvas no longer a Fremont man ; and immie diately stamped the Fremont badge under his feet and declared his intention to vote for Buchanan. WVe are informed that four- or fiveohri likewise. It is said that not less than twenty negroes ate at the first table." Tnm WA TuS Sovrnu SUP'oiRs THE' Socr.-The Mobile Tribune of September 28th has the following ver-y sensible article, the truth of which the Southern wvholesale merchants have full reason to k-now from ex perienice: So bent has the South been in making its purchases in the Northern cities, that actual ly goods manufactured in Richmond and Pe tersburg have been sent on to New York and there sold to Southern merchants, wvho could have got them at lower prices and saved freight by purchasing here-but who refused them in order to make all their purchases at one place. We have been told here that even the goods manufactured on the Alabama River, at Prattsville, Alabama, have to he first sent to New York, before Mobile and Newv Orleans merchants wvill purchase them. In this case, the planter, of course, who con sumes the article, pays an additional price for the freight to New York, then a profit to the Newv York agent, then the freight back, and all this for the convenience of the mer chants." Somebody describing the absurd appear ing of a n:an dancing the polka says: " He looks as though he had a hole in his pocket, and was trying to shake a shilling down the 1e; of his trousers." TESTiMONUIL TO COL. 18. Shortly after the castigation of Senator Sumner by Col. Brooks, (says the Char leston Mercury,) a number of gentlemen of this city determined upon testifying their sp. probation of the act, by presenting a pair of pistols to Col. B. A committee was ap pointed to whom was entrusted the procur ing and presentation of the testimonial, a duty which they perfdrmed in an appropri ate manner. The following is the repl of Col. Brooks. LE.srD., EDGEFIELD DISTRICT, October 5, 1856. GENTLEMEN: On the 3d of October, a day whiclis an epoch in my life, at Ninety Six, and b3' the hand of my bosom.friend, Major Suber, the beautiful and appropriate testimonial with which you have honored.. me, was presented. The time, place, and circumstance of the presentation, together with the facts, that the weapons were made by a Southern man, out of Southern mate rial, and expressly for myself, render their value to me incalculable; and I derive spe cial gratification from the reflection, that the Chairman of your Committee is an old com panion in arms, who has known me under circumstances of greater trial than any through which I have recently passed. May God deliver me from the necessity of using them against any fellow-being; but' should the necessity devolve upon me, I trust that He will enable me to use them with honor. I am, respectfully and truly, Your friend and fellow.citizen, P. S. BROOKS. E. Mikell Gilbert, Jos. R. N. Tenhet, Alex. ander H. Petsch, Thos. J. Wharton, S. D. Webster-Cwmmiuee. CoLuxarA (S. C.) RACEs.-We must in vite the attention of breeders and turfmen to the programme, in our advertising columns, of the ensuing meeting over the beautiful Congaree Course, first Tuesday in Decen. ber next. The Columbia Jocky Club open the bail of an extensive racing campaign in South Carolina and Georgia. The bet stock of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennes see, and Kentucky first meet here totest the. mettle of those who are to tho aior born. O,ne of the most important adbinteresting stakes which has closed this season 'is a post stake, four mile heats, which is to come-off during the week. The subscription is $250 each, play or pay, to which the Club add $1,000; and there are no less than six, sB scribers ! .Then there. is a colt -stake,. two, mile heats,. ofiine subscribers at$250sub. scription, l0G forfeitrto-wbjhhthe ClubAdds :.es, at ens;~tW and1 thrid ,a ii t't btit risure a very brillil'ut Ictlig. Fhe (igaree Course bas been greatly im prcvcd I n'.to, and is now one of the finest in the country. Mr. Puryear, we are per uaded, will leave nothing undone to add to the gratification of his patrons.-Porter's Spirit. PREPARING FOR A DIssoLUTroN.-Gov. Wise, of Virginia, says the Norfolk Argus, has issued, through the Adjutant General, rders to the Commandants throughout the State to thoroughly organize the militia that it may be qualified " to render effectual ser. frice whenever Virginia may call for it." BE SYsTEXATIC. -It will add much more to your convenience than you can imagine. It saves time, saves temper, saves patience, ard saves money. For a time it may be a little troublesome, but you will soon find it easier to do right than wrong, that it is easi er to act by rule than without one. Be systematic in everything; let it extend to most minute trifles, it is not beneath you. Whitfield could not go to sleep at night if, after retiring, ho remembered that his gloves and riding wvhip were not in their usual place, where he could lay his hand on them in the dark in any emergency ; and such men are the men wvho leave their mark on the world's history. Systematic men are the only reliable men; they are those who comply with their en gagements. They are minute men. The man who has nothing to do is the man who does nothing. The muan of systcm is soon known to do what he enigages to do; to do ii well, and to do at the samne time promised ; consequently he has his hands full. S1'Ixrurr.-A neighbor of ours not long since introduced to his son, about six years of age, a little brother, who had just arrived in this wvorld, which all agree in abusing. hut none like to part with it, even in exchange for another. The boy looked at his infant -brother in seome little perplexity, and then raising his eyes to his father, in. quired " where did you get it r" " Bought him, my son)," exclaimed the father, with a laudable gravity. Again the boy looked at the baby, and after a short time sagaciously asked, " Why didn't you pick out a white one, father ?" "What do you think of the defendant, Mr. Thomson t Do you consider him a good musician ?" "On that point I wish to speak with great care. I don't wish to intimate that Mr. Van Slop is not a good musician. Not at all. All I wvisha to say is this: The day after he commenced on the clarionet a saw filer who lived next door, left home, and .has never since heen heard of." "That will do, Mr. Thomson. Call the next witness." A cotemporary describing a dance in a village in the neighborhood, said: " The gorgeous strings of glass beads glistened oil the heaving bosoms of the village belles~hike polished rubies on the delicate surface of warm apple dumplings." There is a man out westeo forgettatof faces, 'that his wife is cempelled -to keeps wafer stuck om theendiof her nose, that he may distinguish her from other -ladies, but this does not prevethim frem maigra t siomal mistakes.a the past. Then come up and enroll you names as volunteers, determined to perforn whatever part your country may require o you, in the great drama involving her right and interests. First learn the duty of a sol dier if you would seek the position of ar officer, and learn to obey if you would provi Iyourselves worthy to command. Remembei that, without these essential requisites, mili tary organization would be but anothe name for anarchy. And if your presen military organization should be dissolved foi want of discipline, or want of material t< keep up the company, what a reflection shameful reflection-it would cast upon th( young men of the present day; for nevei was there a time when a thorough militar3 organization was more needed-never, since the days of the American Revolution, wai there a time when our dearest rights were in more imminent peril. Black Republican. ism is stalking throughout the Northern por tion of the confederacy, seeking the destrue. tion of our country's institutions; and with. out the fear of God before their eyes, and regardless of their obligations under the Constitution, to aid us in the preservation o our rights and property, these negro wor. shippers would be the first to come to de. prive us of our rights and render valueless our property, were it not that they have the fear of our prowess in their hearts. But lei them come, we can freely afford to give them "free soil" for a last resting place. And come they will, if they should ever be able to muster the courage and forces to warrant the undertaking. And come for what? To. war with us! And to war with us, not because we have injured them-not because we have wronged them-not be. cause we have disturbed or threatened their peace-not because we have failed to fulfil any of the obligations enjoined upon us by the Constitution-not because they expect to better the condition of our slaves-but because they envy our prosperity, our hap. py and exalted condition, and wish to bring us down to the same level of themselves and their poor, free, degraded negroes. What demons in the shape of human, are these Abolitionists, that would drench their country in blood, for the poor privilege of bringing the white man to the same level of the negro. But men of such low aspi rations are never to be dreaded, except as midnight assassins. Let them know that, if we are to welcome their coming, it will not be with bare breasts and open arms; but withfixed bayonets and determincd hearts, to play with them a serious game-not their u . y *nvr- .d r:a:ing Burlingame, as-re ey pmpred I oe played, with p-ler , ' ii' rr . '"N '.. deair sn ~i 1. 1i11iiit ,v& t . -. S . o assure you that dtey di deiie . m hau tality. But, for the honor and glory of our country, I hope that these deluded wretches will stay where they are-in the full enjoy. ment of their free institutions, instead of coming here to pollute our soil with their corrupt cargases. But if come they will, we have the Al. D.'s (mad-devils) here, to drench them with blue pills, made of Missou. ri lead, hastened in their operations by ai preparation of brimstone and saltpetre. Few, very few, will likely survive this wholsome prescription ; but such as do, and wish to return to the snow.clad hills of thre N orth, should ho protected f'rom the chilling blasts of winter, by a completo coat of tar anid feathers, wvell mixed with negro's wool. But let ine riot excite your levity wvhen it is titie to be ser-ious. Our very liberties are in canger. WVar ! civil wvar! ! is now~ waging in Kansas. Blood ! the blood of Southern men, while in the exercise of their peaceful vocation ams tillers of tire soil, hras bieen spil led-anrd for what arnd by wvhom ? Not that they haid violated anly law, for they had gone there, in pursuance of law, to become actual settlers oft t1-e country. And who are their muorderers hut tha* kiml- hearted philan thropists of tihe North, nrged on by men wiho pirofess to beC pintis miinisters of the gos pel to go there, amnd drive all Southerners, with their institutions, from the Trerritory, that they may aippropariate this vast public domain to their own exclusive tuse, as though wie of tihe South had no right there. Ah ! mien of the South ! are ye prepared to sub. mit to this indign;ty, or will ye buckle on your anror and go drive back the invader ? You have but oe course to pursue-you must mnaintain your eqality inL the Union, or strike for cquality out of it. Anything short of this is degradation. Sorely 3-eu will never consent to occupy a degraded position in the Union-you will suffe~r no denial of your equality in e'very part of it--whethner in the T'erritories or-the States. Onice suffer the flag of your enemies to waive in triumph over all the Territories, andl next you wil hear therm knocking at your very doors. If y-ou or your institutions are not good enough to become a part or parcel of the Territo ries, are you and your institutions good enough to be a part anti parcel of one of tire sovereign States of the Union ? By analo gy of reasoning, whtis good enough to be a part of one of the old Thirteen, is good enotigh to be a part of the neu-er States or the Territories. If this be not so, then thnese self-styled Republicans of the North will find a satisfactory reason for coiming here, to pull dowvn our altars that they may rear others after their owvn notions of right. 'They can find the same justification, then, for burning our houses, stealing our property, and murdering our people, that they now find for similar outrages cotnmitted by them in Kansas. Some of them have said al ready that they must have " an anti-slavery Government, an anti-slavery Bible, and an anti-slavery God." Now, if they are fool. har dy enough to attempt to change the Bible and that God whose word has said never changeth, can we be surprised at their ef forts to change our Government. Deluded men ! Better repent of thy many transgres sions and pray God's forgiver~ess for thy many sins. For when ye men of the North come to change our Government, vour davau