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"We wvill cl ing to Ilhe Pillars of the Tennple of our Liberties, and i it naust fall, wve will Perish amaidst the Ruins."-a SIKINS, DURISOE & CO., Proprietors. A EDGEFIELD, S. C.,.MAY 27, 1857. THE EVMING HEARTH-STONE. Gladly now we gather round it, For the toiling day is done, And the gray and solemn twilight Follows down the golden sun; Shadows lengthen on the pavement, Stalk like giants through the gloom, Wander past the dusty casemliei, Creep around the fire-lit room ; Draw the curtain, close the shutters Place the slipiers by the fire Though the rude winds loudly mutter, What care we for wind-sprite's ire? What care we for outward seeming, Fickle fortune's frown or smile, If around us love is beaming? Love can human ills beguile, 'Neath the cottage roof and palace, From the peasant to the king, All are quaffing from life's chalice Bubbles that exchantment bring. Grates are glowing. music flowing From those lips we love the best 0! the joy, the bliss of knowing There are hearts on which to rest. Hearts that throb with eager gladness Hearts that echo to our own With what care and haunting sadness Mingle ne'er in look or tone. Care may tread the halls of daylight, Sadness haunt the .midnight hour; But the weird and witcling twilight Brings the glowing hearth stone's dower. Altar of our holiest feelings, Childhood's well remembered shrine, Spirit yearnings, soul revealings, Wreaths immortal round thee twine. From the i1omie Journal. I LOVE THE NIGHT. nY CEO. P. MORRTs. I love the night when the moon streams bright On flowers that drink the dew, When cascades shout as the stais peeis out From boundless fields of blue; But dearer far than moon or star Or flowers of gaudy liue, Or bubbling trills of mountain rills I love, I love, love-voc! I love to stray, at the close of' day, Through groves of linden frees, When warbled intes from song-birds' throats Are vocal in the breeze. I love the night, the glorious night, When ihearts beat warm and true But far above the night, I love . I love, I love, love-you! TIEOLOGY OF TIlE C1NESE CLASSICS. The difficulties which beset the path of the inissionary in China, are not precisely perhap; what our good friends at home imagine. It is not the superstitions of the vulgrar-the effete dogmas of BudhisI and Touism, inculeILted by t an ignorant priesthood upon the lower classes, that constitute the most obstinate and indluen tial systems of error prevalent in China, but the philosophy of the sagos-the teachings of I Contucius, Mencius, &c. A stranger is at first struck with the number and magnificence of the temples-the number of long robed priests around the altais, and the crowvds of apparently' devout wvorshippers5 who through themn, and therefore naturally concludes that these form the pr'incipal strongholds5 of heathenitn. A little acquaintance however with the liter'ature of the country. and with literary men, leads him to a diti'erent conclusion, Ie sees that. jhese cvtern~al displays, are but the symbols of deas, wvhich have a more pUwerfuil iluence under other forms. Popelar idlatry.~ is but thLeH vulgar form of pagan theology-it is theology " made easy," for the unlettered, who are sup-I posed incap'>able of appreciattintg it in a better dress. 31issionar'ieS on their first arrival w1ere led1 astray on thtis point, and for some time "beat the air'," to the great atmusetment of the Chinese doctors, who saw~ thetn wastirng their strength in the bootless war' upotn the images. It wvas as if an army of soldiers in attemptong to subdue a country, should assault only the rocks and trees, leaving the inhabitants undis turbedl,save by the noise of their comp~arative yv larmleass wai'fare. Not that the idols form no essential part of the~ sysmtyny of heathenism, against which the missionary should di;rect the weapons of truth but they are only th9mi lure-the images of innnaiteial beimgs who con stitute the r'e:dl objects of wor'ship. ''here are doubtless some w~ho think onily of' the wooden idol before them, but few howe.ver', even amnong savages, worship the mere wood ori stone-they imagine an invisible powerm' eine &!Way aLsoc'ia ted with thme immte. St. P-uimsia:.." W e ktnow an idol is nothming in the woria.' .Aa he rays -~ W\hat say I twit, tha~t the idol is ainy thing, or1 hiai 'g:Lhieb is utfere.l mt !aiLf ice to tdl.-I is an' t hing ? lb t 1 .-ay, thait the thiig, a'hichm the'(senmtiles :.aer'ifice, they -:nermeke to tievils, and' not to t iodl." Tlhme Chinese wVorshiip good and bail sptirit5, but not thte mere wooden image which re:presets tile spirac. At lea-t, this is their teaching on the. .,ub1 ject, whatever the practice of some ntay be. Noi-w~ors~hip forms a pronnuieint feature in aill systems of heathenismit; but ini China, I aim per' suaded it has less hold upon the affections f' the peopile genera:lly, than any other .super'sti tion to which thmey tare addicted. 'f'he worship of ancestors, is without doubt thme chmief. and next to this, a'trologry. Astiologers are to he seen every where, anid not only the common pc'u pe, but the scholar, the merchant, thme imanha riu the emperor, all patronize them. T1hey tire inquired of doncerniing every thitig. Buying. selling builditg pgnimi, ryng tdi travelling, &c., are not to be undertakenx iiitil te astrologer has been consulted. 'I'his suiper stition belongs principally to thme Tom.,t system, but is int some of' its f'orims connected ah-:o with Confucianisml. But I think uniderlying all this, andi chief in formning thme ruling opinions of tile Chinese-that upon which t heir government, with all their social and domestic imstitutions have been formed, is the teaching of their sages. pr. Medhmurst says: "The chissics must and will forny the baisis of thought and expression throughout (ihing~ for ages to conic.'' A f'ew extracts will soryc t'j shevy the ch~iracter of the thicology they teach. SConfucius says; "Reverence~ thy~ gyds, but keep them at a distance.." Of the futurs statp e says: " Not knoiwing life, how can w-e know anything about death ?" in all his teachings he studiously avoided saying anything about a f.....i ta of existend. and discouraged all' thought about it. ne taught that " men ought to sacrifice to Heaven and Earth, as the Father and Mother of all things." He also strongly inculcated the " worship of ancestors," but nev er once hints at the existence of one Supreme, Almighty Being, to whom man owes worship and obedience. iRe said, " A man should not live under the same heaven with the murderer of his father." The doctrine of natural depravity, or origi nal sin, is exceedingly repulsive to the Chinese mind. Their sages have tanght a more pleas ing doctrine. Mencius says: " Tf you observe the natural disiositi ns, you may see that they are virtuous; hence I say that nature is virtuous. All men have coinp:assionate hearts, all men have hearts which feel ashamed of vice, all have hearts dis posed to show reverence and respect, and all men have hearts which discriminate between right and wrong. A compaisionate heart is be nevolence ; a heart ashamed of voice is recti tude; a heart which respects and reveres, is roprietv-and a heart which clearly distin -ishes right from wrong, is wisdom. Now be nevolence, and rectitude, propriety and wisdom are not melted into us froin something eternal; we certainly possess then of ourselves. But many think not of this. Hence the caution, "seek and you shall obtain, let go, and you shall lose ;" some do lose one, and some tenfold, and sone innumerable. Thus they do not im prove their natural powers." Again he says: All men are naturally virtuous. as ill water naturally flows down. If you strike water or leap into it, you may cause it to rise over your head. Dam up its course and you may cause it to rise to the hill tops, but this is not its natural inclination-it is impelled to do so. Huinan naiture in the same way may be made to prac tice vice." Again lie remarks: "Benevolence is man's he'rt, and justice man's way." -Confucius says: " Perl-ction or sincerity is the way of heaven ; to aim at it is the duty of an. T he sincere find the due medium effort, obtain it without thought, and practice it spon tancously. Such are >wgP'. It is only the mian possessing the virtues of' sages, that can perfect his own nature, can perfect that of other ien; be who can perfect the nature of other men, 'an perfect the nature of things; lie who can perflect the nature of things. can assist heaven mid earth inl producing and nourishing things. When this is the case, then he is united with eaven and earth, so as to forn a trinity. To ble united with heaven and earth, means to tand equal with heaven and earth, so as to forn triad. These are the actions of the man who s by nature perfect, and who needs not to ac juire perfection by study. The next order of nlen bend their attention to straighten their leflections fromi the path of rectitude. Having diuceriy it gradually acciiniulates and makes ts appearance; after this it begis to shine. and t last becmmes brilliant. Having become iril iant. it then moves others to virtue. so that at ast it effects in themi a complete renovation." According to the above teaching, Confueiv us ; now regarded by the Chinese as equal with iearent and e:arth-the three form . atrinity. Mi worAls are therefore sacred, and to challenge hemi. is to chzallenae heaven. W\e oppose rea o(I. ex)ericce. facts to his teaciing, but 4in .aii. All mcii and books may be wrongz ul onlfuicius.--he i iore infallible than the Ippe. rihe words f C:rist have no higher authoritv vith ui, than have the saying": of Confucius ith his co.imarmevnn. lahoinmet was never beh n greater veneration than Buhlia. The classies Lre the Pible of China and Confucius the god :f the ela-ie.. W. G. E. CU YNU 11A. Soa !ri F.-b. 4th, 1857. Rhn.~:sini .--t is perfectly refre-hing at his time to have a good joke. Whenm tile reshet has dune its work, the peach crop failed. 11 the ;; ifllace" vines pulled duow to make o~.-, and no prospect of corii, a good jok.e is erfectl relished. Sonie few davs ago, as the rain on the Cheraw and Darlinigton !ailro.ul ras coming up, and making time in a 2.40 --ty lh n old negro was seen on the track waving his ainns as itf in great distress. The obliging coin uctor put down the brakes, turned olf thme team, and stopped the train ; thme passengers vere on the alert, the engineersand firemen the ersonificationu of curiosity, when the old iiegro valked up with an air as if lie had done the -oad a great tfavor, and with a self-gratified look, aid " Ma-asteh o'tyu n t uyaCotr! 'assengers, conductor, engineers, all, let oil teum, and~ not a word was said from there to heraw'. If you wvant to get a fight on1 your zands, go to the depot and say "Co/." Dee JkraW1. AN "oLDn" AsgncLorE.--abia Dolabella, a Roman lady, saying she was only thirty years f age, Cicero answered: " It must be true, f or have heard it thiese twenty years." llow >ften have thme changes been rung on that old ExaAoaIrisav MAanRrar:.-A woinan with it arms wa lately miarried ini Winchester, ~a.-thm bridegroom placing the ring on oiie of' he bride's toies. Titis is taking~ a wife in toe-to' 'oir better or f'or worse ; and we hope the partiles 4'e still on an amicable looting. Goon SIMi.1-:--Thlou was a capital compar'isonm >' a ,,harpu hawyer, who said : " Chancery is like mtinomus-trp--ea'sy Co cuter, but nmot .so easy to ge: out." In: Wi-r i.-An.~Jrish recruit who heard that Scrporal was amboumt to lie dismissed fromt his vgimet, remariked : " Faith ! I hope it's the n4 t roubhlesoime onie we have-' Corporal Pum A certain hutch scholar wvas said to be so olng. nosed and1 so near-sighited that he wiped )yut with his. nose half ol what lie wi ote witti his p~en. . - \hM kiss the hands of' womemn after kissiiig their lips oii probably te s:anie principle that ehmikhien, unwilling to leave thme tempting fruit, eat ;the skin of' the alpple after devuriing t he ap ph itself. A wif'e full of' truth, innocence and love, is hthe prettiest flower a nmanm cani weiar next his hear~it. The faalm of a thousand such flowers wuouldl be a cimie for all diseases. Thte author of the above is now on his way. to join the Mor moms in litah. We are ap1t to thiink Yankee drolleryv suff eiently extravagant, and Western humor stilr morie hyperbl lical. But an old. G.reek epigram minit beat~s the Amnericans all hollow, lie dhe scribes a uan whose nose was so long that he was unable to hear himself sneeze ! Just foir the fun of' the thing, we should like to see a slutte:-'ing wotman, a Qiuaker with a wooden leg, or a dead jackass. Thirteen objeotions 4mvete once given by a young- lady for declining aL match ; the first ttwelve beling te suitor's twelve children, and tig thirteenugi the suitor himself. Adam Goodt~ has a bell fodry in B~uffalQ. ious people are scandalized by slowvry reading hi sign: A rlam Good Bell Founder. P INIT i, LETTERts OF GOt.D.-A father whose son was addicted to some vicious propen sities, bade the boy to drive a nail into a certain pot lhenever he committed a certain fault, and agreed that a nail should be drawn out whenever he corrected an error. In the course of time the post was completely Aled with nails. The youth became alarmed at the extent of his indiscrininations set about reforming himself. One by one the nails are drawn out, the delight fil father commended him for his noble, self denying heroism. in freeing himself from his fauths. "They :ie all drawn out," said the parent. The boy looked sad, and there was a whole volume of practical wisdom in his sadness. With a heavy heart replied: Tr'ge father; but the scars are still there." Parents who would have their children grow sound and healthy characters must sow the seed at the fireside: Charitable associations can re l'orm the men, and perhaps, make a useful miem her of society: but alas! the scars are there! The rel'ormned drunkard, gambler and thief is on lv the wreck of the man he once was, he is covered w-ith scars-dishonorable scars-which will dis ligure his character as long as he shall live. SWEARIXG -unr. EAs.-The Sacramento, (Cal.) Age chronicles a curse almost as copiotis us that of' Ernulphus, and which with a little variation, might be adopted for general use, anl applied to the state of the streets, the pr-ie of butter, the result of elections, and most mishaps. An individual, neat in form and apparel. at tempted to cross an alley, slipped from a plank, and fell front foremost into the mud, and stood propped up by both arms, which were inserted at the elbow' in the soft earthenware. Slowly stratening himself up, lie gazed at his spoiled sleeves, walked to the nearest sidewalk, tnrned and looking at the cause of his humiliation. said: I hereby curse that plank, the tree it caie out of, the soil it growed on, the outside bark, the inside also. tihe roots, the limbs, the knots, the honuhs and the birds that have rested thereon. An I furthermore eurse that plank, the man that sawed down the tree it came out of, the saw that sawed it, the man that tended that saw, the water, or straiu. as the case may be, which put the saw in motion, and I urtse all the surround. ing trees and hill. and I also say the city authrri ties of thi. towin. village. bunrgh or borouh, coin tenRuce imore dirt that is neecessarv foir till healih, leaice, and prosperity of the cnomunity. H ses this. I hlane. denounce and abhor tia: ireliable piece of pint. or whatever other kind (f wood it may be-just look at my hands!' Cet:rtv.vriox oF -: Sr'nAt Mt.m.:r.-Th1e Wiashi ngton curspondwenee of the Batimore S1. of, the 1-th ib inslant. says: "Mdr. li:o'x-Nm W*.v has actuat:illv conuinenced a llaitationi of one huiidred acres of his new variety (if the sgar millet. called by him imphoee, in S1out Caroina. oni tie eitatt' of G overnor lhammond. Nexi vear le w,11 bt. enabled to sipply th lanie's Wili sed, aid With directions Ilur the madht re: fsvrup11. suga;-r. alehol11. Vine.gar. ail wine ' from the'lanit. Ile has made arirange ielits fii pour ii og :t patent 1ot' ervstaulizl sugar froim the syrnp of tle Inphee.'' Tin:m:is.perap. no a mor~le O,110.4 eblarne t-r in til world th. th.t, of the go 1etw'en i, which we muetIan that the revature who carries to the ears of uIe 'ih.44b01r1, every ild r'ius obtervationl tfhat 11111pens to dirop from another. Sneh a person is the slauderr's lierhl. anud is ahtoiceliher more odionus than the landeier him . lv. By his rile oliciiousness ht' makes that p11:oiso eit"NiLive Which e. Were inevrt, tu'r three. itaurths oOf ti shl:tAler' in the' world never' initir thiri olbjet. excjp bv mialiev ol' go betwee'ns. wlo unmIoho.'r the mota1Sk of' doable li'riendship. act th' part of douL;ble trailors. " Tex l r irs to -rm: '..uum..-A very sedate gentilemain from the rutral districts yes terdar pa!sing throngi one of out' varehoilues ti M.arket sti'rect was arrested by tle lrat nber tit' of arrel f iedl hea1d, copper dis 11 11-" hihbtrneted1 hi<; pasa:.:e. ";ll()%w maiar' barreLl- of wh i.. !ey have y'ou in t ore ?" inqu1tIred out' frtienid of an oII/de~ of thle hion. wvithI anu air' of' reat Injterect. "TI'hree thou sand," promprtly'eplied t lie interriogat edi. "'Thiree thousndt 1barrels," repeated the ecol mtanu. speaking very dlelibetately, " ten lights tot the barrel is a low estimate-and how mny~ 1ight is thait ?" " 'Thirtyv thousand lights," pom~iptly repliedl the- mimt heniatical clerk. ThL'irty thiousand fights barreled up ini one house ! Iheavens. ivat a war' is in prospet, anud hte passed on in a very brown studyr......%.,. Ba wri~. recently3 kiceked til a gr'eait hitubbib b'y marryinttg Miss l ioker', is rt'icating ini thie pleasantt little vi lltge of' IFraniklinvilb-. a few imiles east of' Riv -mhe':d. N. Y. lie is b o ardinog in thte flutn il' oif Mm' Johni N. Satver, and is Ibeing tumii red ati pol ished by the Rev. i'. Reedl, a Cotigregational h''gyniian.i pr'epartatot'y to his dehnt atmotng th' inhiittblh's mi Fifth 'avenute. N ew Yormk eity'. Someto years sinic'. Mi.-, of ltuxhnurv, ass., a vrery eovetn<~ mnn lost liis ontly sion latie ; an (event which overwhedi him with sorrow. 'The minister emnue to cotifot't htim. aind in the court'$e 0)f con iversat'''t mtitrear'led. thajt in1 di"'/'ise"; that abhoiugh ini the death of' his so lie htad suff'eired a sevetri amid iirrepiaable m isti'rt ott, vet undoiitedily' his owtn i'iflectioiis had suggested somme soiirics ot' cottsolatiin. SYes,'' exehlaimed'i lie weepinig bit still pr'c'nden/ ther. odinm was a ,ains/r'uns un/ir !" A sub-,edittot' atnnountes that the edliti' if the paeijor is uniwell antd pioutsly' adds: -All golotv taing sttbscrib et's are rel ptestedl to make mtetition ot' hihui in t heir pray'ers-thle olier chtiss need ntot do it, as thte prayeirs of1 the wicked availeth nothitng according to gootd an P. ilyn .uN to2l.vin SXut.-A t a criinal cott lately, thle counsel, dissatishioed at his want of sucess~ with an Irtish broguie: "An' bure l'itminu lawyer' yer' Iionor', anm' the spoalanei wat to ~ plei.J tie." Lawyert snap.-" Comte now. do youi sweat' you ar olawyer !" Witness.-"Flaix, ant' 1I1d1: am' ye imay swear the samu about yurself, too, without 1'-ar of per jury !' fThe verdtnt haindschape would become a bar rei imoor if no (lews fell upon it. It comes so sofly that the delheate tint and bloom upon the plant is not danmagted or distturbed. So God's sweet influences come uplonl the hiuman heart, and when partched~ by the heats of the outer life, ther'e comce to the silemit, waiting heart re fi'eshings from the eternal source of life anid beauty. " Fati er," saiid a little fellow, "I shan't send you ainy of my welding-cake when I get mat' red." "Why sy ?" was the inriuiry. '' liecautse," atsweed the little fellow, "y'oudidn't send me ay of yourst' !" Two ladies were having somei words together on the roadside, when the daughter of one of them popped he!rheatl out of thme door, and cried out : "HIurry, inother, and call her a thief be fre she calls yOn QO." From the Souparolinian. ANNIVERSARY &LEBRATION. rhe anniversary celebration of the Palmetto Association took place on..the 14th inst., imd was the occasion of a beautiful and imposing demon stration. Elevating and. most commendable in its design, it was tasteful and complete in its execution. We were pleased to notice that many of the places of business were closed du ring the celebration, as afliark of respect both, to the gallant dead and the honored survivors of the Pamettos. . The procession, escorted by that fine body of' soldiery, the Volunteer Battalion, passed through several of the streets of the city, and finally reached the Court House square, where a con modious awning had beoq'prepared. The pro. cession then divided, andproceed to the stage, in inverted order. On tie stage we noted the Governor, Col. L. M. Keitt, and the remnant of the Palmettoes present-about 30 in number.. The Judges also honore htbe occasion with their presence. The exercises opene4 ith a beautiful, ear nest and appropriate p.ir from the Rev. Rob ert W. Barnwell, who,among other things, be ought. the favor of Heaven upon the widows andl orphans of those me, bers of the Palmetto Regiment who had falj in the cause of their country. 4 The President of the' ciation, W. B. Stan lev, Esq., then introduce to the audience the I Orator of the day, Gea, aiulel McGowai. of Abbeville-a man of fins. appearance and .ol dierly bearing-who in'a ting things (if which he was a great part, en!ed co spieo! into his theio, and in z clear at eloqnet style gave expression to the sentijents of his truthful heart. Likea gallan: p with sails spreail, and colors flying, lie bown upon his subject, and after grappling Witt it, withdrew sadly, :nid the cries of the dyJbg, and the moan4 of the sick. Of the liv .gle forbore to speak, but to the dead of the regingent, he paid eloquent tributes. , . We fully intended to;(ttempt a report of this very admirable address*l took notes for that plirpose, but we reallyeel that we woul I do injustice to the Oratot re we to undertake it. We therefore await itir..blication in full, and will only aid in adaiti to what we have al readly said, that ther .metto Regiment has )Cenll' happy in their i'on of Gen. IfcGowan as their eXpunent on-thlioccasion. TIE PALMETTO -&OCIATION-COM PI~M-:NTA E ERTA[NMENT. The City Council :oflColumbia entertained the reimant of the A imetto lRegiment, on Thursday evening, at a #ry handsome supper. The Mayor of the city lcoied their guest in a becoming and proper, nner. The following constiti..d the roll of the Pal mietto Association presegt-with the addition of Mr. Schoonmaker of thy Georgia Regiment : Cmanpay A.-Thowk M. Baker, J. 1). Blanding. -- . 'agn Company B.-0. bbes, R. A, Pagan. Company D.-Anth4 % Delorea. Conpany E.-S. U9owan. Co,pany F.- E bert, Henry Wienges, Thloits II. Thlayer, :Mei). Wright, James M. lenderson. Cmpany G.-W. 1R. McCreight, E. A. Duke, h-lis Earle, 31. Stiiber. (Gzap'iay H.-W. B. Stanlicy, It. -'F. Scott, T1hoimas Beggs, Henry lleard, W. F. Purse, h uigh Miller, Joec M. Miller, 11. S. Morrison, .Janies B. Ghiss, -Jacob Poleock, John Glaze, 11. 1. auhaJ. II. Shivernlell, L. II. Trevet, Wml. Mloolev. Amiong the hivited guests were his heXcellen Yr, Gov. Alls'tun. Cls. B. T. Watts, A. J. - reen, and T. P1. Itobertson, of his staif; I lon. L. 1. Iieitt, luil. W. F. esaussure, Gei. J. -Joies. Ploe.or .J. 1'. Thomas ; 3iq. 3leighan, u1i tlie ollieri if tle independlent liattallion ; E. Bellinger, i-:q., Mr. Britton, of the Carolina fi ms, t ie Iditor of te Soith .Iruli a.md S everal other i.ul a. As soion a. lull juuice hal been d-,ne to the repa.t. thme Mayor ulfered: ,jai .llcGv,nran.--lC delivered a feeling, elo uit and chia-te addres, wvorthy of the occa iion andi~ worithy of himelf. To whichi thie' ( eneral replied in a birief but iandsomue acnowledAmenit of the coumplimnit. a~ gave: who respondecd N~ithi lis u.soa goo.1 taste :md - inpssivness5, trusting that, lhe would ever have the ahduity and readiness to sayv a word im her service wheui ocearion demuanided it. After is spirited remiarks, wvhichi were received withi e 'ntsiasm, lhe ulfered the Iullowving sentiment, which was received with mnuch~ satkifation: The P'ai,aello Amseain-All honor. to its orign-honora and abundant success to itIs be nevolent ol-jecit. The President, W. B. Stanley, Esq., on its ehalf, returned his cordial thanks for the coin plimnt of the Governor. and tavored the comu pany with a very iinteresting account of the or ganization of the Palnmetto Associationi. It oim eced by the action of Company II, of lie!hmd. whic~h organized and elected its offi cers, publishiing its suggestionl for* a simihar or ganization by the .veral other complaniie.s of the Regiet. Theiir commnanding ollicers were wnitten to, btit froii the fewniess of their muin ier it w~as deemed mioreo advisable that they should tunite with Company 1I, anid concentrate the association at Columbia. This has been lone, and miost, of the survivors of the war~ have munted in the object, which is stiicily a benevo lent one-to aid their comrades who may be~ un abe to support theumielges, or to allbrd assis tance to tiieir ne~cssitOUs widows andt faunilies. le stated that on that eveniing at their meeting they had contributed to the support of the widow of a deceased volunteer of Ut mpany 11. Capt. Stanuley concluded by offeriing: One' of (our hon)ored Rep)resentatices in Cuas wress, tiue iba. L. 31. Keilt. This wvas receivedl with much apuplause, when the hnoirable gentlenian ru-e and responided in a most eloquent anid entertaining manner. In a very modest wamy he professed to be embar rassed at having to speak, after such eloquence as he had heard, and endeavored to excuse him elf, and ini the langunge of Webster, asked "where am I to go ?" but lie found the effort at excuse " nd go," and lie shook his wings and plumed himself for one of those lofty excursions into the regions of historical incident, effective anodotes, and social stories, which hie peculiatr ly excels mu, and in wvhich it is a pleasure to ac ompany him. IHe paid a graceful tribute to his College friend, the orator of the day, whom he ventured to say was his classmate-guarded with the statemenlt, however, that the General was a much older man. Tihis lhe considered important in viewv of his present position in so cety-bing yet a bachelor. lIe said his Ex ellency comuplainedt that in his tour of, servce lie found imakinig speeches his hardest duty ; hie Mr. Keitt) thought the State muust have canged since lie attended with the Staff, in? Governor Means' day, when the campaign duties were te most diflicult to discharge. Mr. Keitt said it was out of his line to make a set spech, but with the >iermuissioni of the~ co.pa.y hm would ramble aong, and give an incident or two which he had derived from Gei Quitnian-a few of which we report.. Gen. Quitman told him that when a portio of his brigade was ordered into battle, Col. But ler was reised to be allowed to go, because th Palinettos were actually broken down by fatigu and privation, and he was too feeble for dut3 IHe detailed the New York Regiment an another, and ordered them forward. Col. Pierc Butler demanded "a place in the picture. " No, sir, your place is in the hospital." " Sir! said he, elevating his noble figure, with fir flashing from his eagle eye, " Never, sir, whil the enemy is in sight, and our flag moving or ward !" Ile could not resist him-his deman was acceded to, and the regiment took it "place in the picturc," a brilliant light on th canvass. Gen. Quitman told him, too, that th flag of the Palnetto regiment was the first tha waved over the city of Mexico. "Sir, I wa with that regiment at the gates of the city, an when I called for a flag, to plant upon that gat< the Palmetto flar was the only one there, ani that was the flag that first spread its folds i: triumph over the Capital of Mexico." Mr. Keitt mentioned this glorious testimon; to the brave Palmetto boys, because an effor had been made to supplant them and falsify thi truthful history. Another incident lie could not omit, in li desultory ramble. While others had spoken c gallant commanders, who had fallen in the pos of honor, there were others and many subordi iates, to whom lie could award a passing tribut did time allow. but lie would only allude t, oie-who had been there, but. had fallen il another ield battling Lr the Palnetto State lie alluded to the noble Brooks-his poor frien Urooks-his colleague--his coinpanion-his room mate. Ie spoke of his nobleness, his gentle nes, li magnanimity, and related many beau tiful incidents in illustration of his character He could not trust himself to speak more c him, but his object was now to mention an inci (ent he derived from him, relative to his young er brother who fell at Churubusco. Poor Pre,ton Brooks had designed and wa having executed to wear a signet ring, in mem ory of his noble spirited brother, when he him self was taken from the scene of all his earthli honors and labors. When another regiment fled, and all the hor rors and scourges of war were pouring dowv upon the gallant Palhnettos. bathed in the bloor of their comrades-when Shields said, " wh< will follow me," and Butler said, ' we will' Brooks. yes, time strippling Brooks, cried out "yes, all will follow you to the death"-and li did. The samo ball which pierced his bodj shivered his musket-and a shivered niuske was to adorn the signet, with the imotto SatI moernisse. When this brother left. home, Brook told him, his, father said to his old body servant "go with him and take care of him-I confide my son to you." How did the good old negr et ? When the baptism of blood was goinf an-when perils were lingering around-whei the hot ignition of stratagem was every where withi none to watch the wounded boy but thil Ad servant-he was at his labor of love, taking :are of his charge. Crushed bones worked oul com the wound-he gathered them up and pre served thei. Tile noble spirit passed out; and the corpse alone was left. What did the oh] mld faiithful slave ? The regiment gave hii wule and cart-the soldiers helped him to make rude coflin. With his own hands he placed hie earthly remains of his beloved young mas Ler in this hmearse-he conveyed it to Mexico ic carried it to Vera Cruz-he bore it on ship joard and by rail road to hik old imaster's hoie, uid delivered the body and the bones of her hild to hi w',lowed :md bereaved mother, at he lintel of his )irth-place. 'Tiis is literailly :rue. li classic story-in legendary annals-in meient or mo:lern tunie-where is the equal of his touching story Mr. Keitt discoupl.ed nuch clo.neilco in alim ion to the w Iable de.-d and daring of the Pal netto eginent, and Aked, what was it that naLe each one a hero'? It was the memory of ort Moultrie-of Eutaw-of King's Mountain mt the glorious: days of Seventy-Six. lIn the ur of danger andt in the crisis of battle the oie of thio.-e hoilds were shouting to theum, thatm her were the trustees of the honor. the piridet mi~ gallantrny and heroism of South Carolina id bravely didl they redeem this sacred oubliga. ion. It 14 due to thie men who were in this unpaigni h-it its history silould he Wyitten, heni the State rathe;ed ,avamid the bier of her lamghmuod cimleimans she pledgedl hierself that ie gallamnt handut should be taken care of-and hat its deeds should be recorded in history. oirage and patriotism must have exemphlars in ivery age, or they will dinminish. The Pahmnet ts have acted :mnd made history. TIhe State hould record it. We have given but a meagr~e sketch of Air. ~eitt's remarks, as the duty of egijoyrd~g i4 and vriting it oet is raithe;- iiuore th:in we werc tuai 'to. le ceoncluded with the following sen* TI'Io Paett~o Reiynmenlt a'nd the Palmetlto An ociaion-OneC in war ha~s illustrated the esent hmeon of the State, let thec State illustrate ini ence the other. Col. .Jamies Blandinig was then called upon md complimented by the presidng ofhlcer, to ,vbhich he rcgpliedn with fe~elinmg and earnuest ack mowledgent-said if' his brother or himusel: id doiie any acts worthy of notice or comphi nent, it was proper to say that, born and raised n this city, it was here that they received their mupulses, from one who not by birth a Caroli~ dan was so in heart and principle--that li :mould nmever forget Columbia and her people. Ie related several very touchinci and interest g incidents relativc. to thbe gallant Dickinson Ld others, and ollered the following: (kn. John A1. Quitman-The able tactician the wise statesman-.and the patriot. Capt. Stanly gaive: The1' 1ldh <{ Edmzund Bllinsger, Eng. To which Mr. Belliniger, after various excuses, ~esponded in a very happy manner; his remarksu leing historical, anecdotical, and exceedingly ocial. In conclusion, he tuendered the follow ig entimnenh i Daniiel De~Stsr- Clarum et renierabilec no ,nen.-He and his soins fought in the Revoluitioti n the right side. His son. Henry Williami illustrated and adorned our Equity juirisprU dence. IHis grand-sons are amongst the duliy ppreciated; and five of his great grand sodt marched to victory uder our glorious Palmetto Th le lion. W. F. DeSaussuec lose tothi. teast, nud responded as follows: Mr. President :.I take an interest in thc history of the Palmetto Re..ment. This may have induced your call upon me, which I wouk rather havoAvaived, after the brilliant displays f wit and eloquence with which we just hay< been entertained and instructed. But tihe noble discourse of thme orator of ih; Panetto Association to -day13 wast eminen'tl'y sng gestive; and in reply to your invitation I whI embody' in a toast, the sentiment which it s< well illustrated. A large standing military force is indispensa ble in Europe. Here this expensive and dan gerous machinery is uncalled for. Extempopa nous arnmies may be gpt uip for the' emnergenoj of a sdden war, with mnoie facility than an3 other country with which we are acquainted. Our boy lnern to manage a horse as soon a i. they can mount one, and drop the squirrel from the tree, or the partridge from the flush almost n as soon as they can handle a gun. This is emi nently true of the country, and is not rare in e the population of the cities and towns. Our e people are early familiar with the use of arms, . and the drill of a few weeks converts them into d regular and efficient soldiers. It is far other e wise with the population of Europe. With the " noble institution at West Point to make mate rial for officers, and a small regular army for a e nucleus, our volunteer system will work well. e It has worked admirably. I speak of the South. - The regulars hold a volunteer force very cheap. d This is natural. Yet the Mexican campaigns s worked some change in this inve:erate preju e d:ce. e After the hcat of the day at Churubusco, a .t Palmetto Commissary, who had left his provis s ion wagons and rushed into the fight, approach i ed Gen. Twiggs, the stern old warrior, and ask ed the loan of some provisions for our exhaust: i ed troops. "No, sir! why did you not attend a to that, and bring up your own provisions ?" As the dejected Commissary walked away, y Twiggs said to an officer, " who is that young t fellow ?" "le is Commissary of the Palmet s tos." "Is he ? call him back." Why did you not tell me you belonged to the Palmetto Regi s ment, sir? take from my wagons what provis f ions your people require." t Mr. President, 1 offer the following toast: A Volunteer Qiizen Soldiry-Its safety, effi e ciency, and gallantry, as illustrated by the con a duct of the Palmettos in the Mexican war. ri Maj. Meighan being called on, offered: , His Ercellency the Commander-in-Chief-Ed 1 ucated as a soldier, the volunteer system will not suffer under his administration. Gov. Allston responded to the compliment,. . and expressed his high appreciation of the sys tem, which he said would meet his hearty. sup f port, unless a more efficient one could be adop - ted. le concluded by calling on Dr. R. W. - Gibbes to favor the company with th' reading of a letter in his possession, which added strong s testimony to what he had said of the value and - efficiency of volunteers. - Dr. R. W. Gibbes came forward and said: MR. PRESIDENT:-I was my good fortune during the administration of the exoellont and - revered Qov, .David Johnson, to receive from i his hands the valuable historical document I which it will be a mournful pleasure now to > read. Knowing that I had long been collecting - and preserving manuscripts relating to oar his tory, he presented me this letter, which is the 3 official communication from General Shields of , the death of the heroic Butler, and the deeds t of his men. I am pleased, sir, to have the honor of preserving it to this time, and hope, when a proper and safe depository for such historical records is completed i4 thp now State Capitol, to place along side the tattered flag of the Pal metto Regiment this sacred relic of the war and contribution to its true history. Sir. this single sheet contains a chapter of the highest interest to South Carolina-to the patriotism and courage of her gallant sons-and adds ad ditional lustre to the annals of American his tory, Dr. Gibbes then read as follows: HIAArTniT 'BAio.TorVY San Augustin, Sept. 2, 1847. Sir:-Permit me to condole with you and your State, upon the loss of one of its citizens, and one of the bravest and noblest officers of the army, Col. Pierce M. Butler. le rose from a sick bed, on the 19tlh uIt., when his regiment wis ordered to march from this place to the battle field of ('ontreras, placed himself at its head, and weak ra;md fooblo as he then was, en couraged and aniimatod his troops over one df the most diffictdt routes ever trod by the foot of man, (n tho morning of the 25th, when the attack was made on the enemy's position, he threw his regiment across the miain road to Mexico, and poured a fire so terrible and destructive on . the enemy's mnasses, that the road and corn lields might be said to be left literally covered with the dead and dying. From Contreras, where the force under Val encia was broken to pieces, we pursued the routed foe to~iwards Meico, :mi cone up with the main body of his army strongly fortified at the villagof ( t hu ubnse. Hero the odds majinL that portion of the force which I had the honor to command were feairful, five to one at least, with every advantage of ground. Noth ing, however remained for us but to assault and carry his position. A check under the circum stances wvould be equivaileint to a defeat, aind a defeat would result in the entire destrution1 of the army. Wer advanced, thereketw, against the enemy, under one of thie West terrible fires to which soldiers were ever subjected. The roll of tuusketry wa so incessan that it re :enmbled one prolonged continuous volley. The conduct of the Palmetto Regiment, both officers and men. on this occasion has never been sur passed on the field of battle. The Colonel. whose great and noble qualities had endeared him not only to is own regiment limt to the whole army, having been yweviusly w~o.undled. as well as hmavimmg he ors shd*t wnder hmiim, ad venced on foot in the front rank of his regi meat, aniimating and encouraging his men, until a musket ball through the head terminated his life. The Lieut. Colonel was shot down about twenty minutes afterwards, with the colors of the regiment in his hand. Thme Major, upon whom the command devolved, pushed forward .his fortce with spirit and gallantry.-and though upwards of one-third of thme number fell on the field, the chargo was successful:. the enemy was driven from his position and pursued close to the gates of Mexico. 1 could also speak of the gallantry of. the New Ytrk and ti~e other regiments of my com imand, in this connexion-but deem it inappro priate in a letter of this character. The victo ry, thopughm one of the most glorious ever geldeved by American arms, has been~ de:iy purohnsed by the sacrifice of sppig af the noblest spirits of our cgunk~y.' T'he loss of Col. Butler in partic -ular, lhas been deeply felt by the whole army. To mec he was endeared by,.the strongest ties of love and friendship; I mourned over his fall with feelings of deep and heartfelt afflietion, and through my whole life, wvhatever may be y own fture fate, I should always taga a deep interest in all that concerns his n; angaumie ly. Permit me, sir, to.sky in 'concelusion, that I trdat tha. giaudit State upon which his death has shied'such lustre will supply the place of guardian amnd protector to his widowed -family. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, JAM ES SHIELDS,. his xceleny Dvid Brigadier General. His xceleny DvidJohnson, .Gqovernor g( South Carolina. The reading .9g tha~ itmr was attended with rnted app Jause, and the reader concluded wihoffering the following sentiment: The Palmetto Regiment-It fairly urned thme most accomiplishied soldier of the age, Scott-the first of Southern chieftans, Quituman.-anitd th .hieroic representatit'e of: "Erin's ggeen isl.','1 . .Shields. - iQapt. J, Blanding drew the attention of the e ompanmy to the fact that a member of the Geor r gia Regiment was present, and Mr. Schoonmna ker was called for. He promptly responded, s ma made a few felicitous remarks in relation to the Palmettos and his own regiment, and gave the following sentiment: The Palmetto Regiment and the Palmetto Asso ciation-They occupy a position iii the heart of the State of South Carolina, and will do so s long as. her sons admire patriotism, and- her daughters smile on true heroes. This concluded the very interesting re union, and all adjourned with the highest satisfaction with the egjoyment of the occasion. In undertaking a report of the acts and do ings on this occasion, the editor claims some indulgence from the public, for his double effort of joining in the entertainment and at the same time attempting its report. RON. M. L 3ONIAI. We have culled from'our exchanges the follow ing complimentary allusions to Gen. Bonham, ourrecently elected Congressional Represetta tiv : GEN. M. L. BoxIIAM.-We 'published rester day morning,.the state of the-vote offieilly re ported, as having been cast tor this gentleman in the 4th Congressional District to represent its people in the U. S. House of Representatives in the place made vacant by the death of the Hon. Preston S. Biooks. The opponent of Gen. Bonham, C. P. Sulivan, Esq., had. he been elected, would have ably rep resented the District; but the choice has fallen upon Gen. Bonham, and a better qualified, a more noble, brave and true Carolinian cannot be found in the whole State. We cannot refrain from acknowledging that the choice is a happy one, and we believe that his career in Congress will prove a brilliant one. In age, Gen. Bonham is the senior of Col. Brooks. In personal appearance, dignity and commanding influence there is a strikng simi larity, and we h.zzard nothing when we say that lie will be found as able, willing and prompt to repel insult should his people be assailed al was his beloved predecessor. Edgefield may well be proud of her sons.-C-arolina Times. ELECTION OF GEN. M. L. Bonham.-From a despatch in the Ecening XNew, we learn that this gentleman has been elected to Congress in the 4th Congressional District, in place of Col. Brooks, by a majority of 1,600 votes. We doubt not but that he will prove an able and efficient representative.-South Carolinian. - " Gen. Bonham is a gentleman of high char-. aeter, fine talents, and winning address, and we have no doubt will prove a worthy representa tive of the Old Ninety-Six Distriei."-Abberille Independent Press. " The eyes of the Governiiient are now on Gen, Bonhain as the successor of the distin guished statesman and gallant gentleman who lately represented his District, and his will be truly ati enviable position, should he come fully up to public expoetation. We wish him su% cess."--True C4arolinian. CONGREssMoNA ELECTION.-We learn by.our exchanges that Gen. Bonham has been elected by about 1600 majority over C. P. Sullivan, of Laurens, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of the Hon. P. S. Brooks. Gen Bonham is spoken of as one fit to be the successor of CoL Brooks. We quZ so. CoL. BA .2p *... Itt _on gresi that nothing short of high efforts, unceasing watchfulness, and noble patriotism can main taii-.1l"ionsboro Register. A TEnIPERACE SroaRY.-One evening last week we took our place at the supper table of a Cincinnatti and Louisville packet. Supper and conversation had progressed some before we were seated. An animated discourse was going i 'twixt an old gentleman and an exceedingly sober-faced lady, not less than 30 years old, on the subject of temperance. " Oh !" exclaimed she, with horror depicted in her thin lips. ' I do despise the whiskey Irinker." "ho gentleman- dropped his knife and fork, wized her hand givi-g it a hearty shake; we 'lought tears were going to drop from his wink ng eyes, "Madam," said he, "I respect your senti nents and the heart that dictated them; I per nit no person to go beyond me in despising ehiskey drinkers. I have been disgusted on :his very boat, and I say it now, before our s-orthy captain's face. What, I ask you, can ye more disgusting than to see well dressed, -espectable, aye, virtuous looking young men, s-hose mothers are probably even now praying :hat theo tender instruction by which their youth ,-as illuminated, may bring foirth precious fruit n their maturity-I say. to see young men step up to the bar of this boat, and without the ear of observing eyes, or the condemnation of mlightened opinion, brazenly ask for old Bour on or Rye, or Mononigahela whisky, when in~ ;hiat bar they kniowv there is the best of Old Jognac Brandy."--Exchange, SAx was asked what he thought of the effect >f hat di4liks on the system. " Hot drinks, sir" aid he, "are decidedly bad. Tea and cotlfee, ir, are hurtful. And even hot punch, when it s very hot-very hot indeed-and taken often, n large quantities, I suppose, is slightly delete ious." A widow lady down in Bradford, Vermont, icardi a robber descending her chiney Iast Wedneeday night. H~e stuck fast about half tuay, wvhereupon the old lady'proimptly heaped itmaw in the lire-place and lighted it. The rob ber, half suffocated, roared lustily until he was 1rawvn up by ropes, and handed over to the nercies of the law. 'HoRRani.E ACCIEX--A HAN SAwID aN Two. -The Lonidotn (C, W,) r*e Pre... says that oni Wedniesdav uf last week, a most ~.boeking acci decnt eoutrerd in a eirenlar saw mill at Wallsing LMa. Chas. Harris, a yosng mati lately mar ridd, had jusit been emp1load that miornuing tr work its theimill, aiid was set at carryig aeays the boards as thiy dropiped from the saw. had tekens awiiv~but a few hoarda when the end of on'e lie $d jst taken iupswayed against thme saw, aiid beiig renelled with violence, caused the other ezmida fixee bim against the saw then in fuW wtigad as~ quick as thought he seas p.g in tipain. ''fhe saw struck first the point of the 14' shoulder, passing directly through the heart, and out utider the ribs on the righit side of the body. * EGRO STrEAT.N-ARRESTs.--We leani that L. Fowler and M. Going, of Union Dihtrict, were arrested aiid lodged in jail for negro steal ing. As we have the rtory the facts are these: Two years 'agQ Fowler and Going took twio slaves5 *e property of C. T. Scalfe, to Georgia, an~d sold them. One of the-slaves lately return ed and was reclaimed by his owner. Hie reveal ed the whereabouts of the other, The purcha ser in Georgia being minfrmed, gave information from whom he got the segoes--per-haps came on aiid jdetfil.ed the partiesj when they were agged and now await trial mn that Distrit. Spast~wur tr Express. - " Charley," said a father to his son, whiilethey were, working at a saw-mill " what pcsscsses you to associate with such girls as. you do? WhenlIwas of your age I coudgo with the. first cut." " The first cut," said the son, as h assisted the old man in ro'lling over' alog, "1s, always a slah." .